Made By Lex

The Aria Dress

Last week I showed you this post of the beginning stages of a dress I had made. Here is the completed product, The Aria Dress.

I really wanted to capture the movement of this dress in the photo shoot.

I gotta say, my sister rocked that shoot! I was so impressed with her!

Here are some plain old closeups of the dress. I made this out of white, soft jersey than hand painted it with tea. I wanted it to have a barely there color.

It also has pockets.

The top has a slimming middle detail with rouching at the bodice.

The back has this detail.

I. Love. This. Dress.

Covered in Love

If you’ve ever ordered anything from me, you’ll notice that on the back of my hang tags is this handwritten statement.

It’s incredible important to me so I wanted to share what it means to me. I just took an excerpt from an article that was written about me. It sums it up.

“On the back of her “Lex” labels on any garment or handbag, there are the words “Covered in Love.” Meschi explains that more than a year ago a friend’s mother was dying of cancer, and she helped make a blanket to comfort that woman during her remaining weeks alive. “It was the first time that I made something that I prayed for the person the whole time,” she says. “I prayed that each stitch, each moment I spent on that blanket would be lifted as a prayer for her and her family. In the bottom of the blanket I embroidered, ‘Covered in Love.’ That blanket ended up being a very important piece for the family during the death process and later during the healing process. It put a meaning to what I was doing. Ever since then, I vowed that whenever I was sewing something, I would pray the entire time for the person I was making it for, whether it be someone I know or not. And I really carry the hope that whoever buys one of my garments is somehow blessed by the love and prayers I put in to it. It gives the fashion meaning.”

Often times my work as a mother seems insignificant in the scope of the  world. My little  sewing business seems like such a tiny job. But I’m coming to realize to find joy in where I’m at in life and that the small things have immense purpose. “It is not how much we do,  but how much love we put in that action.” (Mother Theresa)

I hope that whatever you do, whatever job, chore, action you are involved in that you make it mean something to you and to others around you. It makes the seemingly  minuscule  things in life immensely significant.

A dress in the works

I’m so excited to show you a dress that I made that began with this sketch.

Then I taped if off on my form…

…cut a muslin pattern…

…then made one of my favorite garments yet. Photos coming soon!

Daydreamer Top

Remember the Daydreamer top?

I had a request to make it in a shade of white.

I love the details in the side of this top and how they slightly frey.

Here’s the sweet buttons on the sleeve.

I wanted to show you another way to finish the hem in a garment. It makes for a nice extra detail that’s clean and tailored looking. Fold your hem under. Press and pin.

Get same same colored grosgrain ribbon and pin it over the hemline.

Stitch it on. I like to do it on each side of the ribbon. It has such a nice, polished look.

Here’s how it looks from the outside. I did one other decorative stitch to mimick the lines in the top of the shirt.

Hope you’re having a great day!

Tea Staining (Dyeing)

This is my Lisa Sweater made from a plum colored linen knit.

I loved the combed effect on the white jersey.

it has these slimming details on the front and back.

It’s also for sale in my etsy shop!

i hope you enjoyed this technique and can find lots of fun ways to use it!

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