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.…
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.…
It is done! The Jalie 2680 is completed... it's been waiting since about May 20 for the zipper to arrive from Wawak. I ordered a YKK nylon waterproof zipper, just…
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 cupboard to the clothes closet.…
Okay, putting aside the Wool Tweed plaid dress project for a while... I'm going to make myself a raincoat. I bought this fabric in February on a whim and I…
This is a sad story, but it is not at its final ending. I did an incredible job of inserting the invisible zipper into the side seam of the wool…
I've been thinking about making more of my tie-on sarong pants for a while, and then Pattern Review was having their Sustainability Sewing contest. I already made a bralette &…
I honestly wondered if I was going to leave this dress in the naughty corner forever. I had been totally stumped by the way the upper bodice and the skirt…
This is my first upcycling project where I’ve taken a me-made garment and turned it into something completely different more than a year later. (I have repurposed UFOs before, but…
I’ve created my first YouTube Live video series! I did a step-by-step broadcast of me sewing Simplicity 5197 - which is now out of print, but I’ve had it in…
It's been a long time since I made fitted pants for myself. I have been okay doing wide-leg pants, but I have also been on a quest for a properly-fitting…