Project Round-Up for March 2020 (or so)
suelow 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
Tops
Remaking McCalls 6604
I want to make a simple black t-shirt with a slightly interesting front neckline detail to wear under cardigans and jackets. Searching through my pattern catalogue, I found McCalls 6604
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 – 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 – 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
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
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
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