Sewing | Costuming | Knitting
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
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
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’m finally getting into the summery stuff! Dresses; all the dresses. Maybe. There really is no interesting backstory to this dress (does there always have to be one???) other than I wanted a vintage-looking elastic waist dress. It … Continued
I know it’s the end of June, it’s hot in the Northern Hemisphere, and I’m still showing you sweaters. But bear with me, I’m still trying to catch up on writing about (select) projects. On of my favorite long sleeve … Continued
I’m so fancy. I mentioned in a previous post that I had made the Linden Sweatshirt by Grainline Studio a total of six times. Four of those times were in a single month this year. Excessive? Maybe, but I know … Continued
I’ll start this post by saying I CANNOT BELIEVE I MADE JEANS! It’s not that I doubt my abilities, it’s just that it always seemed so….daunting. But, sometimes you have no choice but to try. For the better part of … Continued
I was going to start this post with a praise for this pattern that I have made a total of six times when I realized that although I have reviewed the pattern on Pattern Review, I have never blogged about … Continued
Ever since I made the dress version of the Closet Case Patterns Kalle a year ago now I’ve wanted to make the tunic version but didn’t want to deal with linen again. So, one day on a whim I decided … 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
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