I own some vintage clothes, and I love to refashion them for modern wear. Who doesn’t love a good 1990s oversized blazer these days? Or a pair of silk pants turned into silk joggers? I recently refashioned an Escada (remember…
A roundup of my favorite easy to sew elastic waist pants sewing patterns. I’ll admit, I’ve sewn and loved elastic waist pants for DECADES, not just now, with the pandemic, and post-pandemic fervor over ‘soft pants’ – and I’ll share…
Sewing from stash. You see it all the time, people are on a #whole30yard challenge or #sewyourstash challenge. And then there’s the lure of new fabric! But sometimes new fabric helps you sew from stash! Here’s how to maximize your…
And a hemming-only EASY knit ruana poncho to go with the no-sew fleece ruana poncho. I’ve made this one many times – ruana ponchos are very easy, make excellent gifts, and are perfect in the many, many colors of fleece…
Dye using snow! It’s super easy and fun to dye garments and fabric with snow and fabric dye. I show you how to snow dye in this blog post, including instructions, photos and sources. We got 11″ of snow (not…
Do you ever upcycle your own sewn garments? I did so with this Polartec Tweed Fleece Poncho with Reflective Trim. I sewed the JetSetter Poncho from Hot Patterns, and purchased the tweed fleece from Mill Yardage, the Malden Mills retail…
UPDATED FOR 2023! Sew yourself a beach vacation mini capsule wardrobe for a getaway vacation! Add in some favorite ready-to-wear and catalog styles to round out your ideal vacation wardrobe. An ideal capsule wardrobe for the potential 71-78 degree weather…
The Tremont Jacket is a surprisingly delightful sew! The Tremont Jacket Sewing Pattern Review was the January Pattern of the Month at my local fabric store. I like to support my LFS through not only purchases, but visibility – sharing…
Two of the newest trends are turtlenecks and wide leg pants. But if you’ve been around a while, you know we’ve been loving these before. I was born in 1969 so it’s my third round of wide and flare leg…
If you’re looking to sew velour trackpants or joggers, you’re in luck, because they are the most luxe, warm pants out there! Tip number 1: choose cotton velour if you can – this most luxe fabric is thick and glorious.…