Happy Tuesday! If you’re in the US, I hope you had a great long weekend. We had absolutely glorious weather. We started out the weekend with dinner at BFF Barb’s house. Saturday night we ...
There’s an interesting discussion on one of the boards to which I subscribe. It has to do with whether people like “liking” on Facebook, and it got me thinking. As you know, I use F...
Hello again! Between Couture Club goings-on, big family affairs, work, PT for a bum shoulder that I let go for a year and half, and (sadly) the sudden death of a good friend, things have been mighty ...
I spent last weekend I spent in Chicago, visiting friends and attending the Haute Couture Club of Chicago’s annual fashion show. What a wonderful time! A group of us converged on the city for f...
This weekend was the annual show for the Haute Couture Club of Chicago. A bunch of us met in Chicago for this event. This is the second year we’ve done it, hosted by the wonderful Patti F. On F...
I had some extra rayon jersey left over from my McCalls Top/Dress, so I decided to make myself a tank top. I have some tanks that I love from Loft, so I traced off one and sewed it up. It was super e...
Pattern Description: Pullover dresses have narrow hems. A: loose-fitting, tucked front and back extend into armhole drape. B: very close-fitting, bias self bindings (armhole extends into shoulder str...
But I thought I would share these with you. Last week during filming, I discovered two fantastic mascaras. I had been using Blinc’s Kiss Me Mascara for years, but I’ve been less than thri...
Cissie asked me this question today: “When you just have to have a certain piece of fabric but have no idea of what you might want to do with it, how much do you recommend buying? I used to buy...
Have you ever had one of those weeks that, at the end, you just physically collapsed? Yeah, that’s the type of week I had. I’m not complaining. I just started running on Monday, got throu...
Note the Godiva Easter Bunny. Chocolate is critical at these things. Heres a helpful hint - you can wear comfy shoes (or Uggs)
Substitute Assistant Professor Ann is in the house! And class is in session!!! So, listen up! (double claps) Eyes forward. Put your electronic devices away, unless you’re reading this post on o...
I was drinking my coffee this morning and I saw these patterns posted on McCalls’ Facebook. These are the new patterns from the “Fashion Star” TV show. I hate to admit that I haven&...
Just in time for the weather in Boston to drop from the upper 70s to 20 degrees, I finished my summer dress! McCalls 6806 Plenty by Tracy Reese Pattern Description: MISSES’/MISS PETITE DRESS: D...
Phyllis turned me on to the hams at Stitch Nerd. Needless to say, they appeal to my inner Pressinatrix. And she makes contoured hams! Those have become as rare as hen’s teeth, and I have scoure...
I attached the collar to the dress, now I have to do buttons and buttonholes. But that has to wait until this weekend, because tonight, we’re going to see DS the Elder in “Kiss Me, Kate&#...
No, not What I Wore Today. What I’m Working on Today! I’ve been sneaking home at lunchtime to work on a summer dress. Given that it’s been in the upper 70s all week (say whaaaat?), ...
Okay, kids. Here’s a question for you. In a woven fabric, with no Lycra in it, which grain, lengthwise or crosswise, has the least amount of stretch? (insert “Jeopardy” theme music ...
Yesterday I gave you some funnies to use if you were out last night, today I want to tell you a funny story. The June after I graduated college, my sisters, Marie and Carole, went to Ireland. They wa...
Over on Stitchers Guild, someone asked a question about beading, and I was reminded that I really, really would love to learn tambour beading. I had all the supplies at one point, but I was working i...
This is making the rounds on FB - its hysterical! Happy St. Patrick’s day, a day early! I’m half Irish. My maternal grandmother hailed from Galway and my maternal grandfather from Waterfo...
I scored another small bolt, so I can make my couture dress. And I even left some for you! Wow, I didn’t even get back from lunch and it’s gone! Holy cow. Well, blame FB. The Peeps found ...
Good morning, campers! I got the most lovely email today from a customer. I’m going to share part of it with you, because it’s the inspiration for this post: I just wanted to tell you how...
Phyllis and I spent much of the day working together yesterday. After we finished, we went to my house for wine and fashion talk, along with dish! How fun was that! I’m taking Susan Khalje̵...
Going on in the sewing room, that is. Well, I suppose that’s not entirely true. I’ve been tweaking Tatiana’s ballroom dress. I added some more volume at the bottom by replacing the ...
Pattern Description: From StyleArc’s website – “DIANA TOP: Particularly attractive neckline slightly fitted top.” Adding to that a bit, This is a sleeveless, semi-fitted v-nec...
Many thanks to DS the Younger! Mandy B! I’m not a fan of WIWT posts, but I’ll make an exception this once. Hmmmm, maybe it's finally time to consider dying my hair again... I’m...
I put This Post up on my blog, and Gorgeous Fabrics was off and running! To celebrate, today at 3:00, DS the Younger will pull a name from a hat and one lucky person will win a $250 gift certificate!...
. . . Oh who am I kidding? Selfish Seamstress is right. I’m pure and unadulterated eeeeevil. Fabric world domination shall be mine, I say! Speaking of which, the birthday sale at Gorgeous Fabri...
Tatiana’s dress is all done, yay! I won’t do a full-on pattern review, because I didn’t really use a pattern, more like I morphed a bunch of different patterns into the finished pro...
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