Chicks and bikes
So I’m trolling for bloggers for my client and stumble upon a blog about bike chicks. Not biker chicks, as in Harleys, but bicycle chicks. Stylish bicycle chicks! No lie! If any of these women sew AND have kids AND…
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.
Finishing a UFO
Doesn’t it feel good to finish up a UFO that’s a couple years old? Even better, one that I can put into action tomorrow, first thing, in an outfit that I have imagined for a while now! My review of…
The most favorite of sewing projects
I sewed my second halloween costume last night. My first was a football costume (you know, egg shaped, brown, with stripes) for wee baby boy who is slumbering in my bed upstairs. He wore it again tonight, ripped a Spartan…
the next project
right now the project is the dishes and laundry, sadly. But the next project is cut – the wedgewood blue cashmere poncho with big cowl neckline and cashmere flower. This past weekend ended with a gorgeous Sunday of beach time…
Tonight’s stash raid
I raided my stash of both pattern and fabric on Thursday night, late. As we planned for this up-north beach weekend, of course, optimistically brought three projects. Two are UFOs in their very final stages. The Christine Jonson Cross Your…
But wait, real Missoni could be mine..
that’s right, if I plunk down $100, I could get my very own sweater knits (two yards) of Missoni, actually from Italy Missoni sweater knit. It’s over at Emma One Sock, and I’m tempted, really tempted. I could make a…
I’m so over the Missoni thing
Yeah, I got locked out of Target for Missoni last week. So sad! What is it about those crazy zig zags that made everyone nuts? Dunno, but I am working on a zig zag of my own, a resurfacing of…
UFOs – done
So I decided to just sew. I had to clean off my sewing cabinet anyway – we made a heroic cleanup of the playroom this weekend – and since it was clear, I said “just fifteen minutes” which, you know,…
More pattern tracing
I traced two from the july 2011 burdastyle mag. A wrap top and asymmetrical skirt, I plan to trace a drape jacket and dress that has a jersey top and woven skirt. Sewing will happen this week for sure.
this just in…fashion new says capes and ponchos are back
Didn’t I say they never went out? I think so. Actually, I think when I was in Paris in 2007, I saw a plethora of wraps, ruanas, capes and ponchos. Belted, tossed over a shoulder, elegant. But, officially, they have…