In July, I was lucky enough to be part of the testing group for Blank Slate Patterns’ new Denver Dress and Tunic. You can find the pattern as part of Pattern Anthology’s newest Unbiased Collection which also features the Adora dress and top by Go To Patterns, Diamond dress and top by Shwin Designs, and Gwen dress and …
By this time of the summer, I’m really tired of the heat. I long for the fresh cool breeze of fall and the color changes in the trees and the crisp tailoring of a good jacket. But before I started making cooler weather clothes in the vain hope of trying to force the weather to …
Have you taken the metaphorical plunge into swimsuit sewing? How did it go? I have avoided sewing a swimsuit sewing the past several years for many reasons. Chief among those reasons being that I don’t really swim, I sunburn easily, and before now, I’ve not been able to figure out how to keep tiny people safe …
Hey all, Today I’m writing my first post over at the Monthly Stitch Collective for Indie Sew Month. I barely squeezed in my Blank Slate Pattern’s Catalina Dress with blockprinted jacks, but I did it. You can head on over to The Monthly Stitch to see my project there. Blockprinted Catalina Dress I started with Blank …
Have you completed a sewing dare? How has it gone? Did you learn anything new? My sewing dare is done! Gillian dared me to take on incorporating reverse applique into one of my garments. I present to you my: Bird Tessalation Dress I knew right away that I wanted to do something with Tilly and …
***These jeans are featured in the Nov/Dec 2015/Jan 2016 issue of Altered Couture Magazine.*** I’m always looking for new ways to make a pair of jeans special. Since my first pair, I’ve been utterly ruined by the process, and I’m sure that I’ve boldly declared Scarlett O’Hara style that I’d never buy plain jeans again. …
I think most who sew would agree that whenever good fabric presents itself in whatever form it might currently be in, it’s hard to turn away. Such was the case with this funky vintage oblong tablecloth I picked up at the thrift store for $2.50 a couple of weeks ago. As a collector of vintage …
I’m back! I can’t say that I intended to take a full 6 months away from writing here, but it happened. My family and I have been through a lot of changes in that time that’s taken time away from creative ventures. Everyone is okay now and now that I’ve been able to find some …
I finished my jeans for the Jeans Contest! I’m really pleased with how everything worked out. They were a lot of hard work, but I rather enjoyed switching among 6 different presser feet and no less than 7 different colors of thread and my serger despite it being a bit of a three ring circus. …
