thinking about sewing
The baby is asleep in the stroller next to me – it’s too large to wheel into her bedroom (and it’s 5pm, she shouldn’t sleep long anyway). But I’m only able to think about sewing because she’ll be up soon,…
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.
Hey I have sewn a lot of stuff!
This was July 2007’s post: But what if I sewed everything I’m wearing for the next six months. Use up the stash. What could I make? The BurdaStyle Anda dress with nursing overlay. The HotPatterns Sugar Babe outfit with green…
Swimsuit
So last year I bought (size S) a swimsuit for nursing. It has a double-layered front with underlayer that has openings. I can nurse discreetly, cover my belly. But my belly is pretty trim now, and I think I want…
Delray Blues SWAP
I’ve finally made progress with the SWAP! Shown at left is the wrap tube top. I used the Hot Patterns Sugar Babe tube top, drew out a full-width tube top, drew the wrap on to it (I started at just…
sundress in progress
I did the overlay, topstitching (wide, like the jacket), buttonhole and button. Found an oversized one in eggplant purple in my button jar, it’s a great match with the lime linen. But that’s as far as I’ve gotten – the…
cut the sundress!
I took an hour and cut out a nursing sleeveless dress from Elizabeth Lee’s NC 307. I think the big issue with a number of people saying EL patterns are frumpy is the sizing – it’s generous! I cut out…
In (desperate) need of a summer dress…
My summer denim dress will be great….but it’s also denim. I want a sundress. So I’m thinking I need to cut out a dress out of some of the rest of the knits I bought in Chicago those years ago.…
10 essentials
So I’ve read this before, in various forms over the years. Here’s the latest sewing buzz around the forums: Tim Gunn’s 10 Essential Items Every Woman Needs • Basic black dress – check. A beautiful Liz Claiborne ankle length column…
Summer tops
I worked on the wrap tube top this afternoon while baby was asleep. I did some frog stitching and was so mad at myself – thinking I should stop sewing. But then I had a realization – EVERYONE frog stitches…
Michelangelo was painting my garage…
Isn’t that the quote? “asking a sewist to do mending is like asking Michelangelo to paint your garage”? Yeah. So I altered 4″ or more out of the back of two pairs of pants. One, the Jcrew Favorite Fit khakis…