A new vision – designing again
suelow 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
Project Reports
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
Project: Colette Sorbetto
This is my second time attempting a PDF pattern garment. The first was a Burda dress and let’s just say it didn’t go too well. Just looking at pictures online
Project Review: Orange Fuzzy Dress (self-drafted)
This is another rendition of my simple top block with a drapey collar added in to it. In this project, I re-traced the pattern pieces because they were starting to…
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
Project Review – Self-Drafted Outfit!
My past two projects have been self-drafted garments – a pencil skirt and a knit top with a draped collar. I don’t know quite how to describe it, so I’ll
Project Review: Burda 7082 Jersey Dress
Onwards towards the Seasonal Sew Wardrobe! Here is my second project in the capsule wardrobe of ten looks which I’m attempting to complete by March 15. I’d say it’s 50/50
Project Review – McCalls M7254 – Cardigan
I’m embarking on a capsule wardrobe for Spring 2016, which I’ll use on my trip to Europe in March and enter into the PatternReview.com Capsule Wardrobe contest. I’m using fabric
Project Review – McCall’s M6711 – Tank top blouse
I’ve been wanting to put more things into my wardrobe to wear under suit jackets, and when shopping my pattern stash for ideas for this month, I came upon this