Hello friends! It’s time to unveil this year’s Sew for Victory dress! If you aren’t aware, Sew for Victory is a 1940’s sewing challenge hosted by the lovely Rochelle at Lucky Lucille. This dress is a bit different than others that I have made as it honors my grandpa. My grandpa was a decorated […]
Curvy Colette: A Tale of Two Monetas
Well hello there folks! As the next stop on the Colette plus size blog tour, I have not one, but TWO Monetas to share with you! My first Moneta is version 1 with the collar and sleeveless bodice. I made this dress out of an aubergine viscose/lycra ponte knit that I picked up at Britex […]
Exciting News! Curvy Colette: A Plus Size Blog Tour!
Have you heard? I’ve been waiting with bated breath for Colette Patterns to release their new knit patterns (and their new book!) which go up into the plus size range. It’s been difficult to keep this news to myself and to have to wait to share it with all of you. This is the first […]
Announcing the Curvy Sewing Collective!
Hello friends! I’m proud to announce my participation in a new online sewing community: The Curvy Sewing Collective! This group was the brainchild of Jenny (Cashmerette) and Mary (Idle Fancy) for plus size sewists. Many of us have had to learn the hard way how to grade up patterns, how to find styles that are […]
Sewing Double: Navy Sateen Necklace Dress
Well, I went and did it again! I made another Butterick 5982! And since this dress fit in with The Monthly Stitch April challenge, I really kinda feel like a bad ass to tell ya the truth. It’s like finishing up my Master’s thesis long before the deadline. 🙂 So, I know that this is […]
The Mad Men Challenge: A Floral Mid-Century Shirtwaist Dress
The Mad Men Challenge is once again upon us and I just barely got my dress in at the last minute! This is the third go-round for Julia Bobbin’s Mad Men Dress Challenge. I almost wasn’t going to participate as I was on a sewing hiatus when she announced this year’s sewing challenge. But….. I […]
Do you like to sew for others?
If you sew and other people know that you sew, I’m sure you get asked to sew up stuff for them. I LOVE TO SEW …. but not generally for other people…. I do not buy my clothing anymore (with the exception of lingerie, etc) and I sew my own wardrobe. I am not […]
My Miss Bossy Dress: A Black & Red Silk/Cotton Tracy Reese
Woohoo! I finished another dress! This dress was a reader’s pick for The Monthly Stitch March Challenge. The pattern I used is Vogue 1086, an OOP dress pattern designed by Tracy Reese. I used a J Crew black/grey/red silk/cotton voile from Fabric Mart which was a Julie’s Picks Club selection last year. It is underlined […]
Miss Bossy Pattern Winner & the Liebster Award!
And we have a winner! The Vogue 1086 paired with the black/red J Crew silk/cotton voile! This was part of The Monthly Stitch March challenge. I have missed a few challenges, but am happy to get started again! I have already purchased my batiste linings for both the Tracy Reese dress and the […]
Sewing Clearly Again & Miss Bossy Pattern Poll
Hello fellow sewists and friends! If you may have noticed, I’ve been absent from the sewing blogosphere for a little while. I’ve been dealing with my degenerative eye disease (keratoconus) which put me in a bit of sewing funk. After three doctors, many appointments and six months of waiting — I CAN NOW SEE!!!!! I […]
Sewing into 2014
Hello friends! I hope that all of you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. 🙂 I have been quite busy with all the trimmings that the holidays bring. It seems that I cooked and baked for two weeks straight! I made several Christmas presents and tried to finish up my knitting gifts to no avail. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winter Sewing Swap Goodies!
I know, it’s not winter here in Northern California, but it is down in the southern hemisphere and since New Zealand blogger Penny of Dresses and Me lives down there and is hosting this swap, this is thusly called a “winter swap.” This was the third swap that I’ve participated in and I definitely can’t […]
