Project Review> McCalls M4593 Long skirt
suelow I gave myself the day off today so I could have a proper weekend, and spent the day making another garment as part of the Pattern Stash-busting Contest on PatternReview.com.
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Project Review: McCalls 7261 Activewear Leggings
Now that I’m getting back into rowing, it’s time to start improving the state of my training wardrobe. For the last two years I’ve been making do with one pair
Project Review: Butterick 6278 Boy’s Pajamas
My little boy desperately needed some pyjamas, and that’s just about the only thing he’ll wear that I make anyways, so I figured to go for it. The only problem
Project Review – Vogue 2945 Today’s Fit top
I’ve tried making Sandra Betzina patterns in the past. Heaven knows she is an icon of home sewing, and her sidekick Ron Collins on their online video series is one
Pattern Review Stash Contest – Project List
I’ve decided to take part in the Pattern Stash Busting contest on PatternReview.com, which requires you to make as many projects as you can from patterns that you’ve owned for
Fabric wants to be loved. (but it is hard sometimes)
This fabric has been haunting me since I tried to make a cocktail dress and found the fabric just didn’t want to do that. So I am making an unlined
Amazing suede… how sweet the drape
Ok I am back in the sewing loft after a crazy month of travel. Last weekend while I was in the midst of making my kid a costume, he wouldn’t
Make a bow-front blouse? Why yes, I think I will!
Another Sunday, another stash-breaker! This time I am making a bias-cut, bow-front blouse to go under a black suit jacket. I have this funky turquoise and black patterned print that
Project: GODET
Having finished the Boy’s jeans, I simply had to dive into yet another attempt at making a garment on Sunday to wear on Monday. This time, I’ve had a vision
Making a blouse dress pencil skirt
Last weekend I went through a frenzied day of what I thought was totally inspired designing – draping a skirt which was intended to have a cool, drapey-bias front with