Cambria Duster
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…
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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.
Luna Pants Sew Along
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)…
One Yard FREE Kimono Poncho Top Sewing Pattern: The Greenbush Top
This tee is a rectanglar top that can be worn as a bateau neck tee or a poncho (depending on how you finish the top). The Greenbush Top is a quick no-pattern one-yard poncho kimono rectangular top sewing pattern is…
Sewing Pattern Review – Toaster Sweater Sew House Seven
I make things in threes, and I’ve sewn three Toaster Sweaters by Sew House Seven and will probably make three (or a dozen) more! This comfortable, slightly cropped banded hem and sleeve sweater is a fun, EASY sew even for…
Sew it three times
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?…
Sewing pattern review – Hot Patterns 1213 Gatsby Cardigan and Gilet
First off, let’s acknowledge that in great British English, a vest is a Gilet, because it sound so much cooler than vest. A vest is what you wear over your athletic clothes, and it’s great, but a gilet, well, that’s…
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…
What do I wear now? Sewing wardrobe planning for a post-pandemic work-from-home-life
What do I wear now? Sewing wardrobe planning for a post-pandemic work-from-home-life For most of us, the pandemic has caused a permanent shift in worklife. If your company hasn’t completely shifted to remote work, you may now be offered the…