Pattern Description: Misses day to evening dresses in two lengths with bodice and sleeve variations sewing patternPattern Sizing: 6-14Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once y...
Tuesday night, I cut out Simplicity 2178 while watching TV. Wednesday night and Thursday morning I worked on it, and this afternoon, I finished it! This went together really easily, is this poss...
This spring I havent gone TOO crazy, but I did pick up a few patterns the other day during JoAnns sale.Vogue 1286. Im really excited for this one, although the one dress alone has 21 PIECES to put to...
Yesterday afternoon I made Simplicity 2258, what a comfy and easy summer skirt! It took me just a few hours, and that included making and inserting my own lining. I think there will be more of these ...
Inspired by the blog Better After, Andy and I bought this hutch on Craigslist for not much at all. I needed a place to store my baking supplies all in one place and stay organized, without these extr...
This Christmas Eve I hosted my in-laws for dinner and gifts. I cooked from 8:30 am until I sat down at the table about 5:30. We ate:Rock Salt Crusted Prime RibRoasted Potatoes with Rosemary...
I have such a hard time finding walking shorts that fit but that dont "squeeze" the thighs. I used McCalls 6361, and Im really satisfied with my result:
Awhile back my friends and I planned a baby shower for another friend, the first in our group to have a baby. Ive been so busy sewing Christmas presents (see my Black Friday post) and then celeb...
I was so stressed about Black Friday that I could barely sleep last night! Instead I got up and cleaned my sewing room so that I could welcome all the beautiful new fabrics into a clean room! An outl...
Here is the suit jacket finished! The skirt is cut out, but I havent sewn anything past the waist darts. Soon enough!
I think my body is subconsciously trying to put on weight. Ive been cooking and baking like crazy the past few weeks, which Andy loves. I tried "flooding" cookies as a frosting method, and th...
I decided awhile ago that this fall, I would have to tear everything out of the garden and start over fresh. New soil, plant food, and some crucial plant dividing and re-arrangement.I divided my dayl...
Ive had a friend repeatedly ask: How do you SEW something? How do you even know what to do? As a result, here are some general steps that I follow, much abbreviated, for Kathy.Step 1: Select your pat...
I threw this together in one afternoon. Literally, just buzzed it together on my serger! It was my first jersey knit garment, and I learned a few things. Since the fabric is stretchy, I should have s...
I finished this dress awhile ago, during a full day Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family. It was great, 12 hours of HP, 12 hours of sewing (though not all on this dress)! Here is the result:It fits we...
We have big garden plans. Im hoping to complete some of them before the end of September. Here is what I want to do:This will involve a day in which we take everything out of the garden, split and di...
I figured this spring that if even one of my flowers started from seed actually bloomed, I will have had a successful summer. Although my garden still needs a major overhaul this fall, I did actually...
My Bernina is half dead. Lets observe a moment of silence.From here on out, it will only make a straight stitch, no zig zags, no blind stitching, etc. Its only going to limp me along until I save mon...
So, I may have a pattern problem. A full blown addiction? Maybe. Here are todays finds:The first one is a skirt (McCalls M5591) that I already have fabric for, its to knock off Kate Spades ...
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