I said I needed more tops! Here is the first: Pattern: Simplicity 1805, view F Fabric: Leftover from a maxi dress I made last year. This is a nylon/lycra knit with a lot of drape and stretch. Notions...
I cannot seem to settle down to do any one thing this week! Now that graduation is over I seem to have acres of free time, but also tons of things to fill all my free time with. So it’s time fo...
So far me-made May has been a tougher challenge than I expected. I certainly have plenty of handmade clothes, but I find myself reluctant to wear some of them. I have come to the realization that my ...
Pattern: Simplicity 1803 (project runway) Fabric: Cotton Sateen (sold out!) Notes: I don’t usually enjoy sewing for a specific occasion. More often than not I wind up not finishing in time, whi...
Thank you so much to everyone who wrote me about Sarah Jane. I showed the comments to my husband, and I know they made him feel better as well. I wish I could respond to you each individually, but ri...
This morning we had to make the impossible decision – to say goodbye to our cat Sarah Jane. Yesterday she fell and broke her leg, and with her age, diabetes, and kidney problems, we felt that i...
The last time I participated in a me-made month (several challenges ago I believe) I started out reviewing the actual wearability of patterns. That was a bad month for me, and I never finished. This ...
As promised, here are my picks from the summer Vogues (and the summer McCalls for good measure!) 1299 – Rebecca Taylor design. I love the style of this dress – it looks easy to wear and p...
After you all weighed in yesterday (for the record, no one besides me thought that I should give up!) I decided to continue on with my dress. I attached the peplum in hopes that it would pull down t...
I’m about to make a heretical confession, so listen up: I don’t like sewing with cotton *Pause for effect* I know, I know… cotton is the most user friendly fiber that exists. I lov...
With spring break over, the end of the semester is so close I can taste it! Although I don’t take summers off, they do tend to be a bit less intense. And with the end of this semester comes t...
Pattern: Simplicity 1881, view A Fabric: Cotton/lycra jersey from fashion fabrics club (long since sold out) Notions: Bias hem binding tape Notes: My husband was out of town all weekend at a S...
Thank you for your comments on my ruffled dress – I haven’t gotten to wear it out yet, but I’m planning to wear it for one of the Easter masses I’m doing this weekend. ItR...
Pattern: McCall’s 6518, Phoebe Couture design Fabric: Rayon/Poly/Lycra suiting from Joann’s (last year) Notes: Well, I haven’t accomplished much this week, as I’ve spent the e...
I’ve fallen victim to my usual March allergy/sinus problems. This year they came early – the downside to a mild winter! I have a lot of difficulty convincing myself that I need to take ...
Pattern: Simplicity 1877 (Leanne Marshall design) Fabric: Linen/rayon blend from Joann’s, current season Notes: This was easily my favorite of the new Simplicity designs. I’m a huge Proj...
Don’t faint or anything, but I finished my dress! No photos yet – I’m waiting for a day/night when my husband is home. Now that the time has changed it stays light later, so hopef...
Well, true to my nature I’ve managed to deviate from my plan immediately – but with a good reason! I got out my fabric for Simplicity 1877 and discovered a problem – the website sa...
My spring allergies are here in full force, which must mean it’s time for some new dresses! I did a series of wardrobe planning in the fall, and I think it really helped me to focus (I didn&#...
I’m not going to lie to you; I have a lot of sewing patterns. I generally don’t feel bad about that – I like having a library that I can go to at any time and pull out the perfect ...
It hardly seems fair for me to be pining for spring; after all, we’ve barely had any winter weather! But Valentine’s day is here (we stayed in, and I made chocolate espresso waffles with...
Simple words cannot express how touched I was by the outpouring of support on my last post. All day long (and well into the next) I read your kind words about my blog, and your advice towards dealin...
You know… I get occasional trollish comments, and I just delete them and move on. But this morning I got one that was so nasty that it actually made me cry, and that is just not on. “Roc...
No, this is not a cooking blog, but I’ve been cooking all the time lately. For instance, today I made the Beef curry wraps here. (They were very good, I replaced the peas with frozen edamame ...
I’ve been stalking the website for weeks, seriously. My diligence was rewarded – I love the new patterns! There is a lot of assymmetry, which I’m finally coming around on, and lot...
Wow, the post about tea got a ton of great comments – I had no idea so many of you loved tea! I placed a sample order with Harney and Sons after so many of you recommended them, and I’ve...
I am possibly a little bit obsessive. Ok… possibly more than a little! Maybe you’ve noticed, if you’ve been reading for awhile. I can’t just try to learn something, I have ...
Pattern: Butterick 5247 (OOP) Fabric: Poly sweater knit, 2 yards Notes: I had my doubts about this one. It is, after all, a big blocky sweater with no real shaping. The sleeves are dolman, which is...
Pattern: McCall’s 6404 Fabric: Black ponte knit (rayon/poly/lycra blend) Notes: This is the final unblogged project from my fall sewing. Let me start by saying that I don’t make pants. ...
I’m pretty proud of myself for making through most of the projects I cut this fall. I have two more that I haven’t gotten to yet, but hopefully I should get to them before the thaw (usua...
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