I realize this DKNY dress has made the rounds of the sewing world, but now its my turn!I needed something new to wear to the Haute Couture Club of Chicagos annual fashion show and RTW just would not ...
Since the last time I posted, Ive completed a couple new garments. Unfortunately, no pictures yet. Its unseasonably cool here today, and I dont feel like changing out of my gym pants and hoodie to mo...
...for more than one reason! Tax time is officially over for this year! I also finished my new TSW Zen Shirt late last week. It hasnt been worn yet due to a late season cold snap, meaning Im back to ...
Its done! I wore my new TSW Now Shirt to work today. Still not too crinkled, considering that its cotton and Ive been chained to a desk all day. Im very happy with it, having lengthened the pattern 3...
Even with visitors, I have been able to work on the Now and Zen shirts I cut out in March. Ive actually made a good bit of progress on both. Ive been alternating back and forth, and both are at the p...
This is the second Friday in a row I havent had to work, although last weekend was anything but relaxing. DHs family was in town for a visit, so lots of fun and running around.So what was on the agen...
Sunday was the monthly Material Girls meeting. Because our usual meeting place, Ann Silvas, is moving this weekend, we were invited to meet at Stitchology. You might recall my previous post on this s...
The last few weeks have been a blur, so apologies for going a little AWOL yet again.Lets see, still not sewing but there have been some sewing-like activities happening.A couple of weekends ago was t...
And its done! Incredibly, the flash shot showed off the color of this top the best so its the one that got picked. Oops, probably should have rearranged the garment on the dress form a little bit bet...
Rhonda Buss featured me on her blog today! How cool is that? It was a big surprise to see my picture smiling back at me.Im sincerely flattered; Rhonda is such a creative person. She also does cool th...
I made this pattern for the first time in December and liked how it came out. I did need to tweak the top a little, and those changes have been transferred to the pattern pieces. The modified pattern...
Last weekend started out with a bang--I opened my 6 year old Mac Book Pro Friday morning and the screen looked like this:So that Saturday ended up being a day of running back and forth between the ho...
Im adding photos of the cottons I bought at Nob Hill Fabrics:I guess both of these would be considered "quilt cottons" in some circles, but I think they can stand on their own as well.I also ...
Yes, Im still here. And Im actually getting some sewing done! Another batch of pj pants using that stand-by of mine, McCalls 2476. I know. Not all that exciting but a bit of utility sewing is always ...
I was just peeking at my blog and noticed that I now have 100 Followers! I really dont write for the purpose of gaining a following; however, it is nice to have seen steady growth in my "official...
Busy times continue here at Casa DaQ. At some point, Ill get into details but Ive been asked to keep them quiet at this time at DHs request. Anyway, last week was a blur.Today has been a much-needed ...
The new year has been incredibly busy so far, so no sewing projects thus far in 2012. I did do some post Christmas shopping, however. Most of it was via the internet but I also dipped a toe into the ...
Yes, Im still here and finally coming up for some air now that the holidays are almost over. Ive been crazy busy at work since a lot of people took time off between Christmas and New Years. Reminder ...
My church is still raising money for the new wing. Since we enjoyed the last one so much and still have that pesky debt to repay, we held another Jewelry Exchange last night. I took another bag of je...
I love this top! It was a lot of fun to make, I solved the dye issue, and Ive got something new to wear for the holidays. Im even looking forward to making more.I did make a couple of changes from th...
Thanks everybody--I appreciate all the lovely comments on the Fail. I got back on the horse today, so to speak, and started another garment I traced and cut out at Material Girls last Sunday.This one...
This pile of nothing is the wool and rayon jersey that I paid too much money for in Santa Fe. Im done with it, enough is enough.I washed it in preparation for cutting...and the grain got wonky.And ye...
Hi everyone, no photos today but there has been Thanksgiving sewing. Ive been working on the Smudge Vest today. All has gone well except Im not liking the instructions for completing the side seams a...
I finished up the retro cardi yesterday with minimal drama.I made the vertical buttonholes with Babylock Audreys automatic buttonhole function--just straight onto the fabric, no stabilizer required. ...
This fall has been a time of home improvement projects. We had new windows installed last month.The windows are great! The old metal ones were the same age as the house (circa 1993), leaky and diffic...
Last night, I went to the grand opening of an ASG friends new business venture. Stitchology is a sewing parlor and fabric boutique that will offer a variety of sewing classes. It also carries indepen...
This pattern is my latest project. Im making the cardigan, shown in orange in the large envelope photo. I selected this because I wanted a cardigan that had features similar to a lot of ready to wear...
This one is still a work in progress. Instructions for how to make this "tweak" were published in Loes Hinses newsletter last spring when Sharon of Casual Elegance, her fabric partner, acquir...
Hot off the press, so to speak! I took these just minutes ago with the self timer and tripod, just after getting home from work. I wore the Now Shirt with jeans to the office today and switched into ...
Ive recently made two different pairs of pants from the same fabric. Ive concluded that I have a lot of green tops in my wardrobe and need something to coordinate with them. Both pairs were made from...
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