I got the idea to share my older “me made” garments from Amanda, of Sewin’ in the Rain. Although I’ve been sewing nearly all my life, I have only been sharing my creations for almost a year now on this blog. It has actually only been about two years now that I’ve been making clothes […]
A Wool Crepe Dress in Emerald Green
I think I imagined this dress in my mind before I even bought the fabric to make it. My wardrobe is lacking cool/cold weather dresses, so I’ve been buying up warmer fabrics and adding patterns to my sewing list. This dress was my first foray into sewing with wool crepe. I did my homework and […]
An Autumn Hawthorn in Navy Sateen
Yes, I am a bit addicted to this pattern. And yes, I know it’s not that interesting seeing the third version of the Colette Hawthorn that I’ve made for myself. Oh, well, I thoroughly enjoy making and wearing this dress. In fact, this Hawthorn is my favorite yet and my favorite dress to wear at […]
Back in the [sewing] Saddle
I’ve been a little MIA, not only from this blog and the online sewing community, but also from my sewing room. I have been dealing with my marginally rare degenerative eye disease which has sent me to an opthmalogist, a corneal specialist/surgeon and now to UC Davis for specialty lenses which will hopefully stave off […]
A little sewing lethargy and some side projects
Ah, sewing, I love it so! But, occasionally I take a little break from it. I have a long list of things I want to make and I love making them. Unfortunately, having bad eyesight inhibits me sometimes. A sewist and poor eyesight don’t work well together. Honestly, I often have to squint a lot […]
A question for sewists and crafters
There are many creative folks who I interact with here in the blogosphere. I was wondering if any of you can give me a little advice on projects for kids. My husband is an elementary school teacher and I’ve volunteered to come and teach his class how to make something for Christmas – a gift […]
The Hawthorn in Turquoise Gingham
Yes! I made yet another Colette Hawthorn! This time I used turquoise gingham that I got from NY Fashion Center Fabrics. Originally, I made view 4 with the short sleeves of view 1. For some reason that combo reminded me of a diner waitress’s dress, so I took the sleeves off and made it sleeveless. […]
A Jungle Print Hawthorn for Momma
No, not a dress for my momma as she’s a boots and jeans girl, but one for my other momma, my mother-in-law, Alana! My MIL, Alana, is my partner in fabric and pattern shopping and I am lucky to have her. Without her, I don’t think I would have progressed into sewing my own wardrobe. […]
Pattern Pyramid WINNER!!!
It’s time to pass on the Plus Size Pattern Pyramid! These are the patterns that I decided to keep: And these are the ones that I’ve added to the pyramid from my stash: And now on to choose the winner! My assistant, Doc, did the honors: Doc is the frisbee player of the Hughes Pack, […]
September Fabric & Pattern Finds (…a little late)
Yes, it’s October 1st, so I missed September by a mere 12 hours. I usually just post my fabric finds, but this month I also found some good deals on patterns that I’ve been wanting, so I thought I would share those, too. 🙂 I won a $20 gift certificate from NY Fashion Center Fabrics […]
Fall for Cotton: 1954 Patriotic Seersucker Picnic Dress
Nothing like finishing at the last minute! I made this dress for the Fall for Cotton challenge, hosted by Rochelle (Lucky Lucille) and Tasha (By Gum By Golly). I chose Vintage Vogue 2960, a reproduction pattern from 1954. My version is made of red/white/blue cotton seersucker that I found at Joann’s. I noticed this fabric […]
Pattern Pyramid Give-Away!
Woo hoo!!! I finally got to be involved in the Pattern Pyramid! I have been involved in the online sewing community for almost a year (a blog lurker for longer than that) and have seen many a giveaway pass me by, but, finally, I won! The pattern pyramid concept was crafted by Karen of […]
Tansy, the newest member of our pack
We added another canine member to our pack. Tansy came to us as a foster dog nearly two months ago with her “brother” Todd. Todd was adopted a little over a month ago and we had been debating if we were going to put Tansy up for adoption or adopt her ourselves. We decided on the […]
Champagne and Roses Yoke Dress
Although I was eliminated from the Fashion Challenge contest, I still finished this week’s challenge, which was the Salme Yoke Dress. We were told about this challenge over a week ago in order to purchase the pattern. I’m not sure why they chose this pattern or if they even tested it out before they picked […]
Fabricista Fashion Challenge, Round One: 1940’s Scrap Lace Peplum Blouse
Well, this has certainly been a challenging first challenge! I have been very sick and it was difficult for me to make this considering that I would have rather been laying in bed. I forced myself to get up and sew for a few hours a day and did one last big push on Sunday […]
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