PR Sewing Bee 2023 Debrief
suelowPatternReview 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…
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…
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 – 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 2020
This is sort of a placeholder post to start off this series of sewing projects. I’d written a longer blog post about my intentions, but it got lost in a…
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…