suelowPR Sewing Bee 2023 Debrief
PatternReview has an annual Sewing Bee contest that attracts some amazing, creative, technically proficient sewists... and this year I foolhardily decided to enter! I figured I would have some fun…
Wardrobe Sudoku 2023: the Planning
PatternReview.com has brought back the Wardrobe Sudoku contest that was popular in 2017. It's a two-month contest (March and April) in which you have to sew at least 10 of…
She blogs again…
Okay I'm just really bad at blogging. But I wanted to share a little more detail about this last project than I can on my Instagram (@sue_in_victoria if you haven't…
December 2020 – Advent of Sewing! (and hiatus from blogging)
I'm doing a sort of "sewing advent calendar"... sewing something different every day of December. Right now I'm just picking out basically anything that'll be easy to complete in one…
And she’s back!
I ran out of blogging and video-making steam this spring and just stopped doing everything. But I've actually been sewing up a storm all fall... I have some catching up…
Design aesthetic – black and white
I wrote previously about wanting to develop a better sense of my design aesthetic, so now I am beginning the exploration exercises that are in Suzy Furrer's Bluprint/Craftsy classes. I…
Elevate Crop Top – Wearable Muslin
I'm really enjoying these wearable muslins that turn out so well! The Elevate Crop Top was my choice of pattern to make a sports/lounge bra from the raspberry athletic knit.…
Jalie Loulouxe Skort – A Wearable Muslin
This started out as something to keep me busy until I can go out tomorrow and get some stretch mesh for another project (to be revealed). I bought the Loulouxe…
Working on my Design Aesthetic
Over the last few years, I've been getting more interested in going beyond just sewing construction and learning about design principles. This relates to designing individual garments and thinking about…
Blues Capsule Project #4 – The Wood Tweed Dress. IT IS DONE.
I'm not even sure I'm ready to write this blog post, but I want to get a placeholder here and maybe I'll come back a little later and write again.…