Janina shorts progress
So I made a lovely half-muslin (didn’t have any more fabric – or it was deep in the stash). And it fit great. I was on a roll! But the fashion fabric, a stretch denim, doesn’t behave the same (use…
So I made a lovely half-muslin (didn’t have any more fabric – or it was deep in the stash). And it fit great. I was on a roll! But the fashion fabric, a stretch denim, doesn’t behave the same (use…
Hotter than the blazes outside. Part of me thinks about fall (is that ludicrous? I’m an in-season sewist most of the time). But I want to jot this down – a nursing sweater, with a curved-front overlay (same length as…
Can I just say I love anthropologie? I wish they had a store near me. The looks are eclectic, vintage and just my style. But I need to refresh my memory of mixing and matching (and not matchy-matchy) things. My…
So I had a fabulous time at the ASG conference in Chicago! I took three sessions in one day, and did a bit of shopping in the expo. I took Christine Jonson’s perfect sizing worksheet (which confounds me less, and…
I’m off to the American Sewing guild conference on thursday night (wish I was going the whole week, but it’s $$ and that’s a lot of time away from the baby.) Hubs is going too, he’s going to watch her,…
Holy cow, I didn’t think I’d batik until baby E. was at least eight or nine years old! But I took her to day care so I could work a half day on my ‘vacation’ (uhm, yeah, self employment, gotta…
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,…
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…
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…
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…