Hey beauties. I hope that your new year is off to a fabulous start. When I restarted my sewing journey as a novice a little over three years ago after attending a sewing conference in LA hosted by the fabulous Mimi G of Mimi G Style—I couldn’t of imagine how fulfilling it would be let alone the sense of creative freedom it would have provided. I was initially introduced to the craft while taking a mandatory home economic class in high school and when I transitioned to college, I was too broke to seriously commit to the craft. So my only option at the time was to repurpose old clothes using just a pair of scissors, needle and thread. Three years ago, I constructed this backless halter maxi dress without a pattern—just by free hand. It wasn’t perfect but I wanted to push the envelope by stepping out of my comfort zone by not relying on a commercial pattern for guidance. I wanted to see if I had what it took to construct a garment from conception to creation. The end result? Nothing close to perfection—but it was a step in the right creative direction that allowed me to never look back.