So I had this idea that, for one week, I would try to wear only things I HADNT made myself. The few RTW pieces I have, vintage, etc. I made it to Monday: Seriously, I woke up Tuesday m...
I still cant seem to stop with Simplicity 1577. I made this one a while back: Its from some of the fabric I bought on my last trip to Japan. Its a very, very fine-wale plaid corduroy, almost a velvet...
Amelia had promised her mother that shed retire her "bitch, please" face, but, upon hearing that Helen actually believed that Robert would be proposing that afternoon (in a hot-air balloon,...
I tried Simplicity 6894 again, this time in a completely unforgiving, show-every-mistake solid red poplin: Im not sure why I picked this red, other than that I started working on this dress ar...
Remember Simplicity 1577? I made it in heavy seersucker a while back, and have nearly worn that one to death, so I figured it was time for another version: Although Im not a jeans person, I do...
So remember the tsuris I had over Simplicitys 2180 printable/downloadable pattern? It was all rendered moot, because I wandered into JoAnns on a day when all Simplicity was $1 or something ridiculous...
I Among twenty boxes of patterns The only desired thing Is that pattern, over there, on the Internet. II I had three ideas Like a table On which ten patterns are hopelessly jumbled. I...
Pink: Does my butt look big in this? Stripes: Oh, definitely. Big as a house. Big as two houses! Pink: Thank goodness! Stripes: And I look like a cross between grandpas pajamas, a deranged can...
Only four pieces sounds like a bad deal when its a box of Sees, but when its a pattern, it sounds pretty nice ... (especially to me because Im still wrestling with Simplicity 2180, and by "wrest...
I think Ive posted about this before, but I cant find it: Simplicity 6894. Anyway, I made it. Here it is: I chose such a busy print because 1) I hadnt done tucks before and figured that if th...
I dont think Ive posted these yet -- forgive the shaky pictures -- but I made two other 8728s before I went to Australia: Heres the back view: This is Liberty (of course) -- Pe...
I know you all know Sarai Mitnick, of Colette Patterns ... her new book (The Colette Sewing Handbook) has been out for a while (go check it out, if you didnt already get it for Christmas) and it is f...
So I was faffing about on Pinterest, and there was this great link from SewWeeklys Make This Look (isnt this dress lovely?): I went to go check out the pattern (which is Simplicity 2180,...
Pink Print: If I tilt my head just a little bit more to the left, maybe I can shake this water out of my ear. Red Dress: The role of Girl Kid Flash is mine, all mine. This is the best costume ever. E...
You didnt think that piece of Liberty from last week was the only fabric I bought in Japan, did you? Perish the thought. :-) Heres the rest of my haul, this all from Tomato Fabric in Tokyo. Fi...
So the nice folks at ASDA sent me an email last month asking if I would like to "style" one of their party dresses for a blogger challenge. I pretty much never do this because most of these...
Fabric is, dont you know: Thats the Japanese Liberty print I bought in Tokyo, oh, lo these many weeks ago. (If you hadnt noticed, I got a bit behind on blogging there before Christmas ... sorry about...
I forgot to mention that I have a project in the latest issue of Sew It All ... its a no-pattern project to make skirts out of old t-shirts. Yep, thats the skirt I made there on the right. It ...
Happy New Year! I spent all my blogging hiatus/holidays (well, it felt like all my blogging hiatus/holidays) cleaning up my office/sewing room, and in the process I found this: Its a pattern for this...
Getting an obsession is like getting a cold, only over a longer time period. First theres that little tickle in the back of your throat, and then you feel a little achy, and its harder to get up in t...
Man, did I have a GREAT time in Australia. Melbourne was gorgeous (and not just because its coming on summer there) and delicious and everyone was so nice! Totally worth the marathon flight to get th...
And would you consider doing it in this dress from Topshop? I would definitely wear this dress, its so over-the-top festive (it reminds me of the Betabrands Lust Skirt). Probably with black ti...
So there WILL be a vintage dress event in Melbourne, at Memoirs Boutique (422 Victoria Street, North Melbourne 3051) on Tuesday the 6th. If youd like to come, do please RSVP at that link ...
Green Dress: If I fix my gaze firmly on the ground over there, I cant possibly be held responsible for anything thats going on to my right. Blue Dress: Dammit, this propane torch wont light! And the ...
Gray dress: Dont let anybody tell you that a chair with disappearing legs is better to lean against than a disappearing ledge. Its just not true, despite what Miss Cherry Jumper over there seems to t...
Pattern Review is celebrating its tenth anniversary! Congratulations to Deepika and to all the PR members who make PR such a great site -- with more than ninety THOUSAND pattern reviews, PR is the fi...
Im *almost* done with my 8728 obsession (almost -- stay tuned). Ive started now to noodle around a bit with the idea of jumpers, for winter (or for what passes for winter, in California). I checked o...
I bet you thought I forgot all about Simplicity 1577, didnt you? I did not, see below: This is done in really heavy black and gray seersucker. I cant describe it well, so here, see another picture:&#...
So: I will be in Paris for twenty-four magical hours next week. Next week Tuesday, to be precise. What should I do? All suggestions gratefully received (although I am unlikely to: rent a Vespa...
Those of you who asked for more: here you go. Those of you rolling your eyes and thinking "How many of these Vogue 8728s can she MAKE?" should brace yourselves; this is not the last by a lo...
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