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
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
Last year I published the Panormas of 2017 post and there I said that in 2018 I wanted to make some multi-row panoramas. That has not worked out so well, but here are some of my favorite panoramas of 2018. … Continued
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
When I was planning my trip to the Balkans I came across references to this city I had never heard off, Mostar, but that everyone seemed to love. After doing some investigating, I decided that I absolutely had to go … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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