happy father's day!

I'm always trying to come up with new ways to let my dad know how special he is on Father's Day. His birthday is less than a month before and I always feel fresh out of ideas when June rolls around. Since I had a little more time on my hands than usual this year I decided to sew him a tie! He wears a tie every Sunday so I knew it was something he would get some use out of!

I know the fabric is a little girly but I loved the aqua, yellow and grey combo! AND floral print is in! My dad doesn't know how lucky he is to have such a fashionista for a daughter. ha!

I bought the fun swiss dot fabric at Joann's for less than $5 bucks a yard. I love how much the dot's texture added to the tie! I used the tutorial here for my pattern.

I had so much fun making this tie but best of all, I learned so much! I'm never been much of a hand sewer besides the occasional button here or there but I learned a lot of cool things; like the blind hem or slip stitch. (awesome!)

I'm waiting for a picture of my papa wearing it, but I heard it was a hit!