What Sewing Machine Should I Buy?
suelowIf you're hanging around in these pandemic times thinking it's a good time to take up sewing, you might be wondering what kind of sewing machine you should buy. I…
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…
Seeking inspiration
Well, the trip to Europe is done, and I am home. Thanks to international travel and jet lag, I snagged myself a nasty cold on the day of my return…
My amazing Chanel adventure
Excerpt from my Paris journal for March 22: Paris Journal Day 2 - Tuesday, March 22 Getting up this morning was quite arduous. Actually, the problem was that I couldn't…
Spring Joy: Wardrobe Contest
What do you do when your hair is BLUE? You wear BRIGHT orange and blue clothes, of course. In this case, it was all part of my Pattern Review Wardrobe…
Project Review – McCalls 6711 View A Jacket
My orange and blue wardrobe project continues and I may be on track to finish all ten pieces on time! This project is part of the McCalls 6711 coordinates wardrobe…
Wardrobe analysis
Mr. Low has gone off to China leaving me with plenty of unfilled time on my hands in the evenings and weekends. El Kiddo would rather play video games or…
A clean loft… for once!
I cleaned up the sewing loft today, a task which was far overdue. I think making projects from scratch is more messy than sewing from patterns because of the iterations…
Drafting a sleeve block (and making a princess dress with fabric blocking)
So for those of you who occasionally come around here expecting posts about civics & current events, you've got to wonder what kind of blog I'm running here. Well, it's…
Jeans for the boy
I'm making jeans for my little guy (who at 6 years old is already 4 feet tall and shows signs of becoming a very un-little guy). I'm using Burda 9641,…