Color-blocked MaxidressVogue 8575 (click on photos to see larger views)I fell in love with this photo in the February/March issue of Vogue Patterns magazine.It uses Vogue 8575, which is out of print ...
Ditto That:Jalie 2919 and 2921 Cardi and Top SetWhen I finished the black slinky knit Jalie cardi and top last month, I was so pleased with the results that I quickly slapped those pattern pieces ont...
April Showers--were ready!Ive had these fabrics since last Fall and finally got around to making two rainjackets. I let my daughter chose which colorway she liked the best, and she chose the blue.Pat...
Flouncing AroundA couple of weeks ago a cybersewingfriend posted a photo of a really cute scarf she had recently made. It was ruffly and rich in color, two attractive wardrobe criteria, in my mind. I...
Singing the Jalie Roll Blues:Jalie 2921 Black Slinky TopI had 25 inches of the wonderful Christine Jonson black slinky left over from my last project and didnt want it to go to waste. (I think the CJ...
Quick and Easy: Jalie 2919This is one of the simplest cardis Ive ever made. Its the much-touted Jalie 2919, which was a Patternreview.com Best Pattern of 2010. Ive got to be the last person lef...
Catching Up and a Goodie ReportWow, its been a while since I last posted. Life has been persistently intervening, in a good way. Besides travel and a very busy social schedule, heres the main culprit...
A Potpourri of GiftsThe last of the Christmas gift sewing is done. Yay!"Wipe your paws" set of towels for new granddog, Mr. Binx, a 1 year old Brussels Griffon mix, rescued from a shelter. He...
ApronmaniaMy Christmas sewing continues (see two previous posts for other gifts). This time I made 5 aprons, 4 for my DSD and 1 for my DD.I made two Christmas aprons for them to wear when they make u...
Doing the Boot Scootin BoogieBoot Slippers using McCalls 6449Im in the midst of my Christmas sewing and have finished a few pairs of suede and faux fur boot slippers for gift giving.The zebra pair on...
No UFOsI started this halter dress in late August, thinking to finish it over a weekend and still get some wear out of it before the cooler weather set in. Well, that plan went awry with trips and vi...
Another One? As soon as I saw this fabric at a quilt shop in Tuscaloosa, I knew it had to follow me home. Im a sucker for a red/lime green combo. I listened quietly and heard the fabric whisper "...
Son of ShawlToday is really a sewing day (hopefully), but I couldnt resist posting about my second weaving project, called Son of Shawl. I call it that because this shawl has more "hair" than...
A New Sport: WeavingI taught myself a new sport this weekend: weaving on a Hettle Loom. It was great fun. I did some serious stash diving into my yarn collection and came up with some wonderfully ric...
Going Full Circle: A Circle of CirclesEvery summer I make one or more full circle skirts. They have such a 1950s vibe to them. Wearing one makes me want to put on bright red lipstick, don my stiletto...
Bring on Those Sultry Summertime Days!Butterick 4975I love wearing sundresses, always have. Theyre cool in the summer and oh so feminine. Ive wanted to make this pattern up for a long time. In fact, ...
Another Summer DressOne of the loveliest things about summer is that I get to wear my favorite type of dress, sleeveless or slightly sleeved, swingy and made with colorful fabrics. This dress fits th...
The "Perfect Knit Dress"McCalls 5974, the Perfect Knit Dress by Palmer Pletsch, is a huge hit on Patternreview, where it is rated the Best Pattern of 2010, and has been reviewed there at leas...
McCalls 6069: The Easiest Dress of All TimeI first noticed this pattern when Martha, a member on my favorite sewing site, Stitchers Guild, described making it for her daughter. That was months ago. I...
Shameless CopyingIm sort of on a tunic top/skinny pants kick lately so Im looking to make a few easy to wear tunic tops for Spring. When I saw this Katherine Tilton pattern from Vogue, I immediately ...
A Simple Knit Top Sometimes a wonderful color just needs to be showcased simply. The lovely fuchsia color of the Sophia knit seems to go well with the Vogue 8731 pattern. Shaping is provided by the p...
Black Watch Plaid Taffeta Raincoat While shopping at Hancock Fabrics in Asheville, NC in February, I came across this really great-looking poly taffeta plaid at an unheard of sale price of $2.95 per ...
A Reclaimed Jacket or How a UFO Lived to See the Light of DayOne of my simple pleasures in life is watching my DD paw through my fabric collection in search of just the right treasure for me to sew u...
Jean Muir DressI bought this Vogue Designer pattern when I was younger than my DD is now. I always intended to make it up, but life got in the way for a couple of decades and more. When my DD espied ...
Simple Christmas coastersI purchased some coaster blanks from www.allaboutblanks.com, since they had them on sale. It was an easy thing to embroider the words "naughty" on half of them and &#...
This little piggie is an apron...I absolutely laughed out loud when I saw Ellen Page and her onscreen BFF wearing pig aprons in the movie Whip It. They worked in a BBQ joint. Right away I knew that I...
Christmas Tree NapkinThis is a very simple design, but one that makes a great gift. Its a reversible fabric semi-circle folded to form a Christmas tree. I first saw the design at our local quilt guil...
Summer Swan Song Part 3: The Blue Print SundressA simple sundress made from a bright blue stretch woven print, lined to the waist with Ambiance.Dress Photos:Front View:Back view:Pattern Used: McCalls...
Summer Swan Song Part 2: The Coral Linen Shift That Wanted to Become a SheathI wanted to make a simple summer shift dress from a beautiful pink and orange crossdyed linen that has been marinating in ...
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