A Bra! A Bra!
suelow Well, I can now say that I’ve even made my own underwire bra. And it was a whole lot easier than I expected. First of all, I watched the entire
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Project Round-Up for March 2020 (or so)
I’ve done a bunch of projects in the past three weeks that haven’t made it onto this blog, and I want to include them here for posterity because they have
YouTube Video! Five Tips for Sewing Safely
As something to pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic “physical distancing” weeks, I have started making videos about sewing. The first few were Facebook Live broadcasts of some projects,
I’m Back! Blues Capsule Project #4 – Armhole Finishing and Seam Finishes
I took a little hiatus from the tweed dress project because I was getting stressed out by the sleeves and all the other unknowns. But now that COVID-19 has descended
Blues Capsule Project #4 – Are We There Yet?
No, we’re fucking not. And if I ask again, I’m gonna pull this car over… I am running low on patience. Actually, I didn’t do much work on the dress
Blues Capsule Project #4 – In Which We See POCKETS Added
Yeah I did. What do dresses need? POCKETS. What does this dress have? LINED, PIPED POCKETS. They are basted shut for the time being, but when this dress is done
Blues Capsule Project #4 – My Kingdom for a Sleeve
I started this evening’s sewing a little past 7:30, having had a friend over for wine & chats. She amusingly compared my sewing efforts to an agile project management approach,
Blues Capsule Project #4 – Lining the Bodice
Oh sweet baby Jesus, I am getting pretty dang tired of looking at this dress. But at the same time, making progress … just ever so slowly. Yesterday after work,
Blues Capsule Project #4 – Progress. Slow Progress.
Well, I knew that this dress would have to be sewn slowly because of the pattern-matching, but I did not anticipate the delays I’ve had today. I went out to
Blues Capsule Project #4 – Pinned Together
I haven’t gone to this length to preview a dress in ages. I’ve basically cut apart all of the fashion fabric pieces and pinned them together on my dress form