Wool shorts are kind of a crazy garment for summer, but I’ve wanted to make the Knockout Knickers from Diana Rupp’s Sew Everything Workshop since I bought the book in 2007. 9 years is too long to make something people. Too long. Wool shorts As it happened, I had a really nice piece of a…
Summer pajamas and tees
Do you sew for the glamour of creativity or for very practical reasons? As creative as I like to be in the sewing room, there are times when I just need to get a job done. There are times when a Bleached Marigold Dress, Blockprinted Catalina Dress, or a Bird Tessalation Dress are simply too…
Quick shorts for a long vacation
We’re back from 2 weeks of road tripping out to NC and back again via Chicago. We had a great time visiting family, having our own bits of vacation, and lots of solid fabric shopping for me. With so much time on the road and in the car, I wanted to make up another pair…
Lace tee and linen shorts
Fixing the sewing room leak is still a work in progress, but I’m still eeking out progress in my 1/3 of the room that is not taken over by the mess. My linen shorts that I made last year fell to pieces (it’s always sad to learn that $5/yd linen is not a bargain), so…
Frankenpatterning for better shorts
When I was pregnant with the boys, I didn’t have a choice not to wear maternity pants. I started sewing when I was pregnant with Noah because of the lack of maternity clothes in non-soul-killing colors and prints, and I couldn’t fit pants yet when I was pregnant with Sam. I remember wearing this particular…
Loden and grey linen Shorts
Loden and Grey Linen Shorts Shorts have never been high on my love list in garments for the same reason that pants never have been either. Trying to find RTW ones is an exercise in seeing just how bad you can feel about yourself in a dressing room. Learning to fit pants has changed my…
