Date Bike – a poem
Red trees Red barns Red cars We ride through fall Pedal pedal pedalpedalpedal C o a s t In concert On a tandem Together we ride My (bike) lover and I Pedal, pedal, pedalpedalpedal C o a s t…
Unpacking the fall capes and wraps – fall in love with fashion all over again
It’s that time of year again. I’m off to the basement to bring up bags of sweaters, unpack my capes from the back of the closet and relish in fashion’s most fun time of year. Every year I wonder where…
Fall sweaters, hot tea, pretty scarves and beautiful babies
I love fall. The season of my birth, fall brings with it the glorious color change, which is so spectacular in Michigan, with crisp days, and chilly nights. We start up our fireplaces for the winter, we snuggle under handknit…
Burda style sailor pants
Vintage black buttons, peach twill. Coffee. Loving today’s session sewing the wideleg sailor pants. I’m adding black stitch trim along the top and pocket edges, as well as the back and side waistbands. Although the vintage buttons are awesome, I…
The Paris boucle shopping bag.
If you’re buying fabric overseas, get the bag. I have to say this is as much a souvenir as the fabric itself. I recall Anvers being this eclectic neighborhood of junk shops, closeout shops, fabric stores and the higher you…
Finally the French boucle gets unfolded to make a couture jacket
Contemporary quilted jacket class with designer Angela Wolf at PatternReview.com. Mint green, espresso brown. I bought this in Paris in 2007, at a fabric store at the base of the Sacre Coeur in the Anvers neighborhood. A slightly (ok, a…
Silk charmeuse maxi dress for up north wedding
The dress is done, it is gorgeously beachy and elegant at the same time. I used the directions at SharonSews, but added a hem ruffle and pleated ribbon trim. When Sharon has you trim off the side of your fabric…
August, stay a while
August is the busiest month of the summer. And the one I have the least money in. Besides being the 9th annual Tour de Road America, our bike ride to fight cancer (brought to you by 12 volunteers including a…
Sailor pants
I’m finally making a pair of sailor pants. These classic button front pants are all over the place (at least on my sewing magazines – in 4/2012 of BurdaStyle, and again in 8/2012, Sew News August has them too). I…
When I need clothes, I consult my stash.
I am in desperate need of summer pants for work. I operate a moderately casual workplace. So in consulting my stash, I found peach twill and linen. I hace been dying to make sailor style pants, so that will be…
When I travel I collect rocks
and then I put them to good use. Swiss, italian, arizonan, lake superior too. The collector meets the practical meets the frugal. What do you collect?
Painted pebbles necklace
I love the painted stones in this necklace but I am not happy with my finishing technique. I need some instruction on how to get the wire tightened up near the crimping beads. Not pictures but a video or in…