Slow Ideas – Sewing to make me happy since 1996.

December 2020 – Advent of Sewing!

I’m doing a sort of “sewing advent calendar”… sewing something different every day of December. Right

05 Dec

I ran out of blogging and video-making steam this spring and just stopped doing everything. But I’ve actually been

30 Nov

Design

I wrote previously about wanting to develop a better sense of my design aesthetic, so now I am beginning the exploration

14 Jun

I’m really enjoying these wearable muslins that turn out so well! The Elevate Crop Top was my choice of pattern to make

29 May

This started out as something to keep me busy until I can go out tomorrow and get some stretch mesh for another project (to

29 May

Design

Over the last few years, I’ve been getting more interested in going beyond just sewing construction and learning about

28 May

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

28 May

It is done! The Jalie 2680 is completed… it’s been waiting since about May 20 for the zipper to arrive from

26 May

I am a total notions fiend. I love having every sewing gadget ever envisioned or invented, but that doesn’t mean I use

13 May

It’s May. Why was I planning to make a raincoat? Well, because I had the fabric and I wanted it to move from the stash

11 May