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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
It has been quite a long time, over two and a half years, since I have posted about food in this blog. Mostly, it has been because I have been so concentrated on other hobbies and just getting my PhD … Continued
Back in February I posted the beginning of a video series about the making of a cape-coat from a 1970s pattern. I didn’t post the rest of the videos here, but they are all on YouTube, which you can watch … Continued
If you watch my videos on YouTube you may have seen that last summer I made a Jenna Cardi from Muse Patterns in a bubblegum pink ponte. I wore that one on a cruise we went to, and although it … Continued
Back in September of last year (2019), I got the urge to make a cocktail dress despite the fact that I pretty much never have occasion to wear cocktail dresses. But I had a family wedding coming in November, out … Continued
Hello, friends! Last year (2019) I found what I thought was the perfect cape coat pattern. The pattern is a mail order Anne Adams pattern from 1978 and I’ve been documenting the process of sewing it into a real, wearable … Continued
When I first found out about We Are Knitters over a year ago there were two sweaters that stood out to me. One was the Weekend Sweater, which I’ve blogged about already. The other was the Signage Sweater. I loved … Continued
Earlier this month I became an aunt for the third time, and to a girl for the first time. It was so exciting to finally be able to knit something for a girl (other than me). I don’t remember how … Continued
It is not often that I whip up a pattern soon after it comes out. There is really no reason for this other than I have a huge list of patterns I want to sew and so things just make … Continued
I MANAGED TO SQUEEZE IN ONE LAST MAKE NINE PATTERN ON DECEMBER 31ST! I really thought that the Talvikki Sweater, which was part of my Make Nine for 2019 just was not going to happen in 2019. Then, on a … Continued
For about a year now I’ve wanted to make a long, unlined wool coat that I can throw on when it’s cold but not puffer-coat cold. I wanted it to be easy to wear and more or less easy to … Continued
OK, the pattern is not really called The Cupcake Sweater, it’s called Diamond Delight. But my husband said that it looked like a chocolate cupcake with icing and sprinkles and now that’s all I think when I think about the … Continued