We Are Knitters Weekend Sweater
I finished the Weekend Sweater! I am a very slow knitter and it takes me so long to knit anything that I thought I would take months to make this sweater, which is part of my Make Nine 2019. But, … Continued
Simplicity 8529 by Sew House Seven
I am pretty late to the Toaster Sweater party. I hadn’t purchased the pattern from Sew House Seven, but then Simplicity, in collaboration with Sew House Seven, released this pattern so I purchased it. This is a variation, two actually, … Continued
Make Nine 2019
If there is one thing that I am not is a planner. That’s a fact. I’ve tried, I really have, but I always fail to actually do much planning so I no longer bother. I don’t find it necessary in … Continued
Fabric Shopping in Seville’s City Center
I have spent close to four months over two trips in Seville, Spain this year. In that time, I have been to, and perused through, pretty much every single fabric store in the city center, known as Centro. … Continued
The Maje Bee T-Shirt Knock-Off
While I was in Seville doing research earlier this year, I met a very nice fellow graduate student from a university pretty close to mine back in the US and we hit it off right away. She kept showing up … Continued
Simplicity 8383 Take Two
When I blogged about this pattern the first time, a couple of months ago, I promised that I’d make it again soon. Here it is! This version wasn’t without difficulty though. I started it in July, by which … Continued
Papercut Patterns Adrift Dress
I’m currently in the middle of a dress kick, and, quite frankly, I love it. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t wear dresses regularly. I think the last time I wore dresses on a regular basis was before I was … Continued
Jily Top By Ready to Sew
It’s not often that I see a pattern for the first time and make it soon after, but that is exactly what happened with the Jily Top by Ready To Sew. They released the pattern in April, but I didn’t … Continued
Simplicity 8383 Trapeze Dress
If you look back through my sewing posts, you’ll see that I rarely make dresses. That I made two in May is a miracle. The reason for this is mostly that when you are fitting dresses, you have to fit … Continued
Paprika Patterns Opal Coatigan
Last year I took advantage of the the Indiesew Black Friday sale and bought a few patterns. Among them was the Opal Cardigan/Coatigan by Paprika Patterns. I love a good cardigan, and wear them regularly, but I had just the … Continued
Closet Case Patterns Kalle Shirtdress
I love the look of shirtdresses but had never gotten around to making one despite having several patterns in my stash. So, when the Patter Review Shirtdress challenge came around, I decided it was time to bite the bullet. Choosing … Continued
Ottobre Design T-Shirt with Cool Embroidery
I had some fabric left over from a project that I could do nothing for me with so I decided to make my son a t-shirt with it. The fabric was white and I didn’t want the t-shirt to be … Continued