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
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
I have some (lots of) catching up to do with the blogging! I mean, yes, this tee I’m showing you today is one I made in December. But that’s not even the worst of it; I have stuff from November … Continued
Seville, or Sevilla, its Spanish name, is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Spain but it has the feel of a smaller town. For tourists, anyway. The historic center, the area of Seville of interest to most visitors, is … Continued