Pirate Pants!
suelow It’s been a long time since I made fitted pants for myself. I have been okay doing wide-leg pants, but I have also been on a quest for a properly-fitting
Project Reports
A Cardigan With A Hood
I had forgotten about this project when I did my Project Round-Up… but I think this one was an April project anyways so it doesn’t have to be with the
Barrett Bralette
I’ve had a hankering for a while to make some bralettes… for those of you who haven’t heard that term before, it’s basically a “home bra”. Not quite an underwire,
A Bra! A Bra!
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
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
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,