Since the last meetup was so much fun, lets do it again! How about Sat. June 23?A group of sewists met up in May to get acquainted with my sewing student Karen, of Did you Make That, and we had...
Can I call myself a winner if I took 2nd place? I asked my family and they said win, place or show qualifies as winning. So thank you to all who voted for my Milly dress recreation at PatternRe...
The previous post showed how I take an existing dress pattern and make new pattern pieces to create a color block look. Now its time to do some sewing. I will show the sequence only on the back of th...
A few readers have asked me to explain how I made the color blocked dress shown in a earlier post, so here is a look at how I adapt an existing pattern to create it. The great thing about adapti...
For this session, at least. Last week was a fun and exhausting week as I gave a week-long personalized sewing class to Karen from London. Yes, London, as in jolly old England. One morning in April I ...
Thank you so much to every one who left such wonderful comments on my vintage pattern dress. Commentor Jeanettec said she was off to find that very pattern. I highly recommend it and want...
Vintage or timeless? 1962 or 2012? Does anyone else think this style is as current and wearable today as it might have been when the pattern was issued? I am really happy with this ...
Last year I made a dress which I found at a yard sale, completely cut-out but never sewn up. I wrote a series of popular posts starting with Vintage Treasure where you least expect it. If you like vi...
Based on my recent blogging output one might think I have not been getting anything done, or at least sewn to a blog-worthy state but that is not the case. I have a number of projects that are ...
A few days ago Carolyn of Handmade by Carolyn gave me the Sunshine Award 2012. A big thank you to her for my first blog award. No matter the weather, reading her blog always brings a ray of sun...
Spring starts tomorrow - yeah! Can I pull out my shorts and summer dresses? Not yet. But I can think about spring/summer sewing. Who am I kidding? That is all I think about, sewing-...
It seems our winter is almost over and spring is starting early, so I am glad to say I have finished my winter wool jacket project, and I wore it last week. I have enough fabric remaining to make a m...
Yesterday the temperature in my part of the world was around 72ºF with plenty of sunshine and people walking around in shorts. OK, I can probably see someone in shorts here 365 days of the year...
It was a great weekend for sewing, lots of cold and rainy weather plus a nice collection of unwatched stuff on my Tivo equals some quality sewing time. While I have many, many projects on my to do li...
Yes, still deciding, but certainly not inactive. I am always making something, however for my first big project of the year I havent settled on anything yet. Perhaps due to the run of str...
I am speedily sewing the the last few christmas presents today. Some of my family members may get a box with fabric and a photo, but that is nothing new. Which usually works out better an...
Holiday Greetings to all. Today is the last day to enter my Holiday giveaway, as tomorrow I will draw the winners names. Here are the details:How to enter? I have thrown out a chall...
In my last post I started a silk charmeuse blouse but modified the pattern, Simplicity 2339, to have a hidden buttonhole placket and facing instead of an attached button front band.Here is a look at ...
So back in October I was searching for the perfect blouse pattern, or at least one I liked a lot. Once again I turned to a Simplicity Amazing Fit pattern, S2339. Thus far I have had total...
Happy Holidays to blog readers and sewers everywhere. Time for a SunnyGal Sewing Blog Giveaway! It was very popular last year so one lucky reader will receive a 1/2 lb. box of Sees Candy....
The fabric challenge is complete and the wedding photos are here. As I described in my first post this was one of my most special projects. Susan asked me to make a wedding dress for her using ...
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments on my previous posts. This kimono silk wedding dress was so much fun to create and I did wonder if the unusual fabric and color would appeal, but t...
Sometimes procrastination is my friend. I can tell you now that I very much procrastinated when starting and then making this dress. Sometimes there are technical issues that I seem to work out...
Sometimes a project comes along that delights me from the beginning. I was contacted last year by Susan, who found me on the web and asked if I would be interested in making a wedding dress for...
When it comes to dresses or tailored items I have no end of inspiration and ideas but as for separates - I rarely sew them. And yet I look in my closet for something to wear. I am trying ...
Last week I had some fun making a little outfit to give as a baby shower gift. While I like the surprise of hearing the answer to "boy or girl" when the baby is born that surpise rarely...
After my last project, the womens shirt made from Liberty of London cotton fabric, I have it in my head to make myself a silk blouse or two. I have a couple of purchased blouses in silk charmeu...
I just realized today that I hadnt posted any pictures of the finished blouse. I made this blouse for someone who bought the fabric when traveling in London earlier this year. To recreate her b...
This week I am catching up on projects I set aside in July. I cut out and started sewing the Liberty of London cotton shirt which is based on an existing garment, posted about here and her...
When I completed my last project I had mentioned doing a post comparing that dress to one I made previously this year. They are both Vogue Designer Patterns, knits only, featuring a front twist...
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