Remaking McCalls 6604
suelow I want to make a simple black t-shirt with a slightly interesting front neckline detail to wear under cardigans and jackets. Searching through my pattern catalogue, I found McCalls 6604
2019
Weekend Lingerie
Weekend lingerie is what I call a comfortable, no-underwire matching knickers and bra set. I bought myself a Jockey set earlier this year and have loved wearing it so much
A Sunday Dress Project
I’m going to Vancouver this week for the UBCM conference, and I’ve decided I need a new dress. As one does, of course. I started at lunchtime and I am
Taking SewingAction for the Climate
If you haven’t seen this video (opens in new tab) by now, you should go watch it. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I recently sold my internal-combustion-engine (ICE) car and bought
24-Hour Costume Challenge
First of all, let it be known that I am INSANE, folks. I decided at 8pm last night that I would put together an 1920s-inspired costume to wear for attending
Contemporary fall dress complete!
All I had to do last night was hem the sleeves, lining and skirt. I was pleased to remember (finally) that I had acquired a skirt hem marking thingymajiggy, which
A new vision – designing again
I found this fabric yesterday at F-land and it just said “take me home”. It is navy blue with orange, cream and green graphic elements. I brought it home and
Paris Plaid is… resting
Yesterday I spent several hours unpinning and repinning the pieces of the Paris Plaid jacket. I realized that I had cut out the side front pieces on an incorrect grain
Attempting a Chanel jacket. Part 1
I bought 2.5m of wool blend plaid in Paris in 2016, and have been saving it to make a Chanel-style cardigan jacket with couture construction methods. It has been laid
Welcome back, me
Here we are in 2019 and I still have this blog! I’ve renewed the domain name three times, pledging that one day I would return to blogging, and here I