A Mexican Fiesta with all of my girls! Fish tacos, watermelon, homemade horchata, guacamole, agua de fresas, tres leches cake….. and a pinata!
Our last challenge on The Sew Weekly was an inspiration from some locale or city. I decided to go quite literal on this one made a dress from fabric with little buildings on it. NYC buildings to be e...
This week I had the opportunity to upcycle and refashion. I used the skirt half of a thrifted dress and added a new top trimmed in the fabric from the old top. I posted it on The Sew Weekly. It’...
Tangerine Tango Too-Tight Dress
I’ve been busy building the very slim green section of my wardrobe.I don’t know why I don’t have more green items. I think it could be one of my best colors since my eyes are green....
My granddaughter turned 14! We enjoyed dressing up to the nines and being VIP guests at such a fun party. I really liked the glamor and the glitz of The Red Carpet themed party, complete with a wait ...
My daughter and my granddaughters came to visit this weekend. Jessica brought a few things to be altered, plus an idea for a camisole top. Together we drafted a pattern using an existing blouse, we m...
Click to view slideshow.Karen Steele played the minor character “Virginia” in the 1955 movie “Marty”. I played Virginia in a staged reading on the Ukiah Players Theatre stage....
Yes, it’s been a great week! It always is this time of year. It’s a week of special occasions. First comes Valentine’s Day, then Georgia’s birthday (93 this year), my birthday...
Today, my youngest daughter made a dress with the help of her mom (me). She cut and pinned. Serged and sewed and finally posed for some awesome photos in her new dress! She was a little disappointed ...
This week’s challenge on The Sew Weekly is UFO. I think it’s supposed to mean “Un Finished Outfit”, however I believe that it’s just a springboard for all of the creativ...
The Make This Look challenge was a lot of fun! The dress I made turned out beautifully! It was my contribution this week on The Sew Weekly Site. I am having so much fun being a part of it.This was my...
Yes, I covered my own buttons and made a 1969 vintage dress out of corduroy. Click to view slideshow. This was my Sew Weekly Challenge for January 16! I used this pattern: and this is how I covered t...
Oh My Goodnes! 1948 Simplicity Sewing Pattern Tutorial! “Pattern for Smartness” It’s so dated,that it’s interesting to watch. We’ve come along way baby!
I am a Sew Weekly Contributor this year! Besides pledging to not buy any clothes retail, I also plan to do as many sewing challenges that I can on The Sew Weekly. I successfully finished and uploaded...
I decided to use some brocade fabric that I’ve had around for over ten years. KayUnger for Vogue was the pattern that I used to make this holiday dress. It has interesting details on the sleeve...
As you can see, my Christmas dress got a lot of wear over the holidays: from my granddaughter’s performance in the Nutcracker to celebrating Christmas with all of my family. I didn’t post...
I made this dress out of a thrifted sheet. I used old pillowcases for the lining and made my own piping out of thrifted bias tape. I used that handy-dandy Coats and Clarks invisible zipperfoot to get...
Here is the 1950′s McCalls evening dress that we’ve been working on for a few weeks. I visited my daughter for the final fitting. We took a few pics to share with all. There are a few min...
I revisited NewLook pattern 6000. I have made view C in a lightweight synthetic and again in a lightweight polyester and have previously posted pics. This time I made view E, but with the short sleev...
This week, over at The Sew Weekly, the theme was to make something that a Pin Up Girl might wear. I did my research and found that most wore almost nothing. I had to come up with something that a res...
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