It’s still winter here. My winter sewing projects are still unfinished. I just picked up my machine yesterday, but haven’t yet had time to sew. But I’m fairly desperate for spring. Summer actually, but I’ll take spring. A trench coat…
I was reading back issues of BWoF and found some great kids patterns I’d overlooked, some wide leg trouser patterns and a couple cute dresses for summer. All in my stash! Yay! I’m home sick and my machine is back…
Sew Stylish blog has a tute on sewing a Chanel jacket: http://besewstylish.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=besewstylish&entry=224 And of course I got that fabulous brown and aqua wool boucle in Paris, up in the Montmartre district by the Sacre Coeur. A pattern from my sewing…
Yay, I managed to cut the Elizabeth Lee nursing/babywearing coat (baby was napping). I am making it out of a red tweedy knit that is backed with faux sherpa in black. Very chic. I’m reversing the facings so the black…
I used my credit, a coupon, and still bought two bags full of goodies. A corduroy jacket in kelly green, very springy. Two pinstriped dress trousers, one in black, the other in gray. A cropped brown tweed pair of pants,…
I thought of a lot of things to sew, I’ll try to pen them here: ruffled clutch – pale aqua for the bag, deep teal for the ruffle. sundress – empire nursing style with halter top, possibly in pale pink…
I decided last night, as I did a load of sweaters on delicate, that I could open a clothing store just with the contents of my closet. And then I thought THAT is precisely why I love my favorite secondhand…
I stopped at my local fave consignment store and got a superb leather jacket – black, fitted. Very nice. On clearance. I also picked up my unsold maternity. I’ll style them all up and try them on Ebay. If not,…
So does it look like the photo? Sorta… I cut out a 38, which clearly was too small – the shoulder width was much tinier than I expected (I’m usually a 38 or 40) and so it doesn’t close where…
Deepika at PatternReview fixed my widget code YIPPEE (the tech support at PR is second to none). So now my pattern reviews show up. This really creates incentive for me to post things I’ve sewn…and by extension, to sew! I’ve…