paradise

paradise

I'm Ann. I've been sewing since I was 9. My first project was a denim wrap skirt. Thrifting is a way of life for me - both eco-chic and financially savvy.

Cambria Duster

Cambria Duster in windowpane linen Sew Paradise

Pattern review for the Cambria Duster by Friday Pattern Company by Ann Siegle of Sew Paradise I picked up the Cambria Duster and some camel windowpane linen fabric to make a chic duster / trench style coat with a dramatic…

Luna Pants Sew Along

Luna pants sew along Sew Paradise Ann Siegle

Luna woven jogger pants sewing pattern by Made by Rae Sew Along by Ann Siegle I’ll be sewing the Luna pants pattern by Made by Rae (no affilliation, yada, yada) this month. It’s the Pattern of the Month (March 2021)…

Sew it three times

Sew Paradise Toaster Sweater

Sew each pattern three times for maximum enjoyment and use out of your sewing patterns. I’ve begun a new sewing approach that I got from one of the Sew News editors: sew it three times! Why sew it three times?…

Pick One Sew Two

A revolutionary way to sew a capsule wardrobe you love – EASILY Planning a wardrobe is easy. I use the Pick One, Sew Two method that I wrote for Christine Jonson Patterns. I pick ONE item in my closet and…

Make Nine Sewing Projects 2020

Recapping a #MakeNine for 2020 Maybe more accurately, make 18 or 24! The sewing world and crafting world usually abounds with #MakeNine in the later part of December and early January as sewists, knitters and crocheters, crafters of all kinds…

Creating a Home Office

In your laundry room! In the spring of 2020, we all locked down. My spouse moved home, he took over his desk in our shared home office, our kids started doing school in the playroom and I moved to my…