How’s tricks, dames? After a marathon of sewing last week, I finished this fabulous 1920’s coat just in time to wear it to an event the next day. Someday I hope that I won’t be doing last minute sewing the night before. But someday has not yet come…. I wore this coat to an event […]
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The Goldfinger Dress [Cashmerette Turner]
Howdy, friends! Yeah, I made another Turner! This time in stretch velvet. This really is my favorite everyday pattern for fall/winter. It’s easy to wear, quick to make and super comfortable. I’ve made four Turners already, plus one that was a gift. Velvet is a pretty trendy fabric right now and although I could care […]
A Black Floral Dorothy Lara Dress
Good morning, friends! Yes, I am definitely stretching out the dresses that I made back in JULY. Is it September already? Yeah, I’m slacking! I actually only have one more dress left to share with you that I wore on our summer vacation, plus two others that I completed over the summer. I may get […]
The Gatsby Summer Afternoon 2016
How’s tricks? The Gatsby Summer Afternoon was the bee’s knees this year! The Gatsby Summer Afternoon is an event that I look forward to every year. It’s like stepping back in time to the Jazz Age and it’s just the most wonderful period event that I’ve been to. I love admiring all of the dames […]
A Silk Chiffon Chantilly
Hello, friends! This is my final dress from my fifth anniversary trip this past Memorial Day weekend at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. And these are probably the best photos that my husband took of me. 🙂 He must have not been complaining about taking my photos like he usually does. It’s been […]
A 1960’s Rose Border Print Dress [McCall’s 7086]
Good afternoon, friends! I’m excited to share this dress with you! I’ve already written a review of this pattern on the CSC, but finally had time to share it with you on my blog. This is a special dress that I made to wear to my niece’s First Holy Communion and one that’s been lingering […]
Buttons & Bows and PB&J’s for Me-Made May
Hello, friends! It’s been a bit longer than I planned since my last post. I’ve been sewing quite a bit, I just haven’t had any photos taken to share with you. Now I have plenty, so there are some upcoming posts in the works that I’m looking forward to sharing with you. This project is […]
The TARDIS ESP Dress
Allons-y, Whovians! Or non-Whovians as it may be! Yep, it’s another Decades Everyday ESP Dress! This is definitely my go-to pattern when it comes to my TNT patterns. It’s a quick and easy dress to make, that you can truly go from cutting to wearing in a day. BTW, this pattern is now available in PDF […]
A Liberty Yaletown Dress
Welcome, friends! I’m so happy to share this dress with you! Recently I had the opportunity to review a pattern and accompanying fabric from the Craftsy supply store. To be honest, I was aware that Craftsy had fabrics, but I never spent the time to peruse the site. Boy, was I missing out! Craftsy has […]
A Fuschia Silk Faille Robson Trench Coat [+ Bird Print Appleton Dress]
Hello, friends! I’m astoundingly happy to finally share my silk trench coat with you! I started this coat a year ago and finally completed it. No, I did not work on it for a year — it was a WIP that became a UFO (acronyms!) and then I decided that I needed to finish it […]
An Emerald Ruffled Rayon Dress [McCall’s 6503]
Hello, friends! I hope you’re all well wherever you are around the world. It’s been cold and rainy here in drought-stricken California and that certainly is some good news! Since I took these photos a couple of weeks ago, there’s now green grass coming up in the pastures! Yay! Yes…. I did say that I […]
An Apple Green Appleton
Hello, friends! I sure am behind on photos and blog posts lately! But here I am! Back with my first non-pattern tester version of the Appleton wrap dress! This is my friend Jenny’s first pattern from her new pattern company — Cashmerette Patterns! It’s so awesome and exciting to see her vision come to fruition […]
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The Hazards of an Ill-Conceived Fabric Stash
I’m in the midst of relocating and organizing my sewing space to a room with more light, but one that is also a wee bit smaller. That means that I really have had to rethink things as my previous basement sewing space doesn’t translate fully to my new room. Moving and setting up my space is […]
A Cotton + Steel Shirt Dress [McCall’s 6696]
Hello, friends! Yes, I’m on a roll lately with dresses as I’m currently working on my vacation wardrobe and have my own private Project Runway going on. This, friends, is McCall’s 6696, the ubiquitous shirt dress known to me as “The Mary Dress.” When I first saw Mary make this dress last summer, I knew it had to go on […]
The Poppy ESP Dress
Hey there, friends! It sure feels like spring around these parts! Quite apropos for this dress, me thinks! This is one of the fabrics that came before the pattern. (You know — “what came first, the fabric or the pattern?”). This large scale print needed a pattern as wonderful as it is to […]
The Star Trek Dress
Hello, friends! Yep, I’m sharing a wee bit of my geek love today! 🙂 I’ve had this fabric lingering in my stash for a few months now and the unseasonable warm temps here in CA lately have inspired me to cut into it. That and my need to sew the ESP pattern up ASAP! […]