Sewing | Costuming | Knitting
Finally! I finished this top two weeks ago and I am just now getting around to blogging it! Does it look familiar? Well, it should! It is the same pattern as this other one. I liked that top so much … Continued
No, I haven’t forgotten to post my Sewing Olympics blouse, I just have no blouse to post. I did start it! I made a muslin and then decided it was absoltely horrid on me and not worth my time just … Continued
Remember those ridiculously expensive knitting books I talked about? Well, they arrived today and they are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! Beautiful. The great thing is that because two of them are from the summer/spring collection I will actually be able to make stuff … Continued
OK, so I’ve been slacking (too busy with life) and I only JUST got done taping the pattern peices together and cutting them. I am making the Origami Blouse from Twinkle Sews. The patterns come in PDF form on a … Continued
I am one of those people that doesn’t do anything half-assed. When I get into something, I get into it HARD. It’s all or nothing with me; I jump in the deep end and hope I float. You might think … Continued
I have been lusting after Twinkle Sews for a while now. The designs in it look so cool, so modern yet not too modern. Today I finally broke down and bought it while I was at Borders. I couldn’t wait … Continued
Gah, I haven’t sewn anything in weeks! I really, really want to but I’m very reluctant to do so. The skirt from the previous post is already a tad too big! I’ve worn it maybe 3 times total. I can’t … Continued
I said I had been in sewing and, indeed, I have. I finished two garments in the past two weeks but I hadn’t gotten the chance to get pictures of them. Given the choice, I prefer to photograph the garments … Continued
I stood in front of my fabric stash shelf looking for the perfect fabric for two projects I want to get started on, thinking about the qualities that would make said fabric perfect. I looked and looked, searched and searched … Continued
Just a quick word to say that I have in fact been sewing for myself. I have completed two garments that I am very satisfied with. I will post them and review them as soon as I can get some … Continued
Well, I tried, I really did but still no dice. I have been working on vintage Simplicity 7626 for days. I did a muslin and decided I needed to change a few things. I made the garment with those changes … Continued
