New Sewing Room Tour
It has been along time since I have had a dedicated sewing space. But, finally, I have one again! Truth be told, it’s not JUST a sewing room, it’s a multipurpose room. I also work in this room (on … Continued
Homer and Howells Ingrid Dress
I don’t know if you have noticed, but in the last year or so I have been really into dresses with ruffles and fluffy sleeves. So, when back in May I came across a photo of a dress made from … Continued
Cashmerette Roseclair Dress
I’m currently, as you may have noticed, on a long ruffled skirt and fluffy sleeves kick. So, when Cashmerette Patterns released the Roseclair Dress a couple of weeks ago, I immediately bought the envelope pattern. I debated which size range … Continued
Cottagecore Myosotis Dress Hack
There are few things in clothing I love more than the color blue and fluffy sleeves. So, when one day I came across a hacked version of the Myosotis Dress that had fluffy sleeves AND it was blue, I knew … Continued
Love Notions Lyric Dress, Take 2
For some reason I cannot understand or describe, a couple of weeks ago I had the half-baked idea to make a dress in a day. Even though I had other things to wear, I really wanted to wear something new … Continued
Inside a Ready-To-Wear Coat
Have you ever wondered what’s inside a ready-to-wear coat? Well, I cut one open and found out!
Love Notions Lyric Dress (Mood Sewing Network)
I’m pretending it’s still summer because summertime went by completely unused this year! And so I’m still making dresses! But I’m being slightly sensible and using fabric that can be transitioned into fall, as is the case with this stretch … Continued
McCall’s 7969, or the Strawberry Shortcake Cottagecore Nap Dress
For the most part, I tend to use fabrics that are similar to the ones that patterns call for. This is usually a sound strategy as you get the sort of garment that the designer(s) intended and that you see … Continued
Closet Core Patterns Kalle Shirtdress (Mood Sewing Network)
Last month, while I was browsing the Mood website looking for fabric for my MSN project for July I came across this beautiful mint colored Tencel twill and fell in love with it. However, I wasn’t ready to commit because … Continued
From Drab to Fab
Regardless of how experienced a dressmaker/seamstress/sewist/sewer you are, failures do happen every now and then. I recently had such a failure with Simplicity 8833. The finished dress was a complete disaster on me but I really liked the fabric and … Continued
Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress (Mood Sewing Network)
This is my first post for the Mood Sewing Network and I’m cutting it close to the deadline! See the end of the post for a discount code.* Sometime last year I took out the Deer and Doe Myosotis dress … Continued