Ive had this ticked linen in my stash since since I first started sewing over a year ago. I decided it was high time that it get sewn up into something lovely, and settled on Smipli...
I made this dress from crepe-back satin back in February/March and it stayed on my dress form until I took it off on May 24th to fit another dress. It de...
Wow, Ive been gone for a few months! Long story short, my promotion at work, family stuff, and spring cleaning have dominated my time and energy. I kicked off my 4...
During grad school, I worked as a retail manager in charge of store merchandising, presentation, and displays. One of the things I picked up during my stint in retail (...
Okay, so its only beginning to look like summer in my sewing/craft room, but thats all thanks to Vogue 8251, View A, in a punchy pink. I was looking through Vouges out ...
HotPatterns 1090 Uptown/Downtown dress, traced onto plastic ; One of the things that keeps me from sewing more is fear of cutting into original patterns. I like to preserv...
Next up in my series of reviews of patterns from independent companies is HotPatterns Classix Nouveau Uptown/Downtown Dress. I was attracted to this pattern becaus...
Anyone who sees me at work on a daily basis can probably tell you what my "uniform" is - I wear jeans and a pullover fleece almost every day. Heres why:I used t...
Last week when I blogged about making Vogue 8670 for the second time, I set a goal to re-work my abysmal first attempt into a wearable piece of apparel. ...
Im such a sucker for raglan sleeves. I mean, I love raglans - I think my pupils dilate a little bit when I see them. It was natural, then, that one of my first se...
Style Arc Danni Dolman dress Its been a few weeks since my last post - friends in town (!), a new sewing machine (!!), and a promotion (!!!) have kept me busy. I finally...
I kicked off the new year by selecting and promptly completing my sewing goal for January 2012, shortly after midnight on new years eve. I completed Butterick 4807, Vie...
According to an article by Jim Taylor, PhD of Psychology Today, less than 10% of new years resolutions have been kept by years end. On that optomistic note, Ive ...
Its the dead of winter in Kansas City, but listening to some upbeat music and browsing through McCalls spring 2012 pattern collection has me all excited for fairer weather. Here ar...
As a new sewist, Ive stuck to patterns produced by the pack of major pattern companies which are widely available at craft and fabric stores in the U.S. While those companies offer near-endless optio...
Simplicity recently released a small Early Spring 2012 pattern collection. While it wasnt mind-blowing, there are a few patterns of note:Simplicity 1909:...
A rotary cutter slices into a printed PDF pattern ; Id like to preface this post by stating that Im a business geek. Ever since I started sewing, Ive been fascinated...
Yesterday, I put the finishing touches on my Butterick 5708 dress (a 1953 re-print), and it turned out really well. The best thing about this dress is that the bodice c...
Ever since I started sewing in April, hemming has been #1 on my list of least-favorite things to do. I cant stand the tedium of measuring with a seam gauge, pinning, and pressing, ...
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