I joined a stash game!
At sewingmamas.com. I have an ambitious plan. Which must commence tomorrow (though the Kwik Sew knit top counts since I cut that out today). It will require I sew pretty much every day that I’m home for the next month,…
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.
Twirly dress
I am finally posting this one. I’ve got a pattern review over at patternreview.com (see my side gallery) on it too. This was the most fun dress! I used the rest of the floral linen I had used for a…
First hint of fall
Well, it’s not really a hint. It was 39 degrees this morning. That’s more like a smack. So on this first (sunny and gorgeous) first crisp (smack) of fall coming August (is it still August?) morning, I’m thinking fall sewing.…
Fall sewing
Yeah, I know. I always resist this first fall sewing post of the season and it’s almost always on my summer vacation that it happens! I always have many things on my “oh I want to sew that” list, but…
Tango cardigan, wide leg pants, UFO shell
The tango cardigan is coming out super fab. I have to do some understitching of the front facings, but it’s done. As are the white ITY knit wide leg pants, save the hem. Very drapey, very summery white pants. Definitely…
sewing vacation
I am planning two weeks worth of sewing and vacationing. Peanut needs a half-dozen or more pairs of training pants (from a pattern I can buy online). Mama has a whole list of other things. First up, the Tango white…
The new sewing playroom
It’s gorgeous. The light just streams in this house unlike the other, which was cozy and serene in a different way. This one is dramatic, with high ceilings, a ton of light. But the front playroom is delightful. My machines…
Inspiration
I found the gray leather I cut off the too-long buttery soft leather skirt a friend gave me, and used the edges (which were doubled and stitched both sides) of the hem for the handles on the Homage tote. I…
Transition sewing
White ITY knit pants – wide leg with banded waist. White ruffle cardigan – 3/4 sleeve from BaseWearTwo Garden print capsleeve dress – Elizabeth Lee gray Italian windowpane pants – trouser pants, wide leg (measure and trace my fave pantleg…
I vow
to use the patterns in my stash. Packing them up into a box almost 36″ tall x 2′ square (I stuck a yoga mat in there so it could say Patterns & Misc, instead of, shockingly, just Patterns) I realized…