Getting back to bags…

I’m finally resurrecting my handbag patterns website, with the inspiration of fellow crafty friends Heather and Erin. I met Heather at La Leche League, where I also met our co-leader Sara, also a sewer. Funny, I’ve been searching for crafty…

Brrrr. It’s definitely fall now

And there’s a dearth of dress pants in my closet. Three pairs, maybe? So I must get to those wool windowpane pants, the front-seamed slate blue heavy wool jersey, gray wool jersey (probably same seamed) and the luxe black herringbone…

Sewing challenges

Today I took my birthday off to sew. And despite the start of the day (whiny toddler, hubby with inconsistent priorities vis a vis my birthday) I got a lot done on the Hot Patterns Riviera jacket. I’m moderately happy…

Stash game 2009

Bear with me, this one’s gonna be heavy with photos and copy. I signed up for Sewing Mamas.com stash game. And had big ambitions in a month where I was 1) gone for two weeks on vacation 2) traveled to…

First the cardiwrap now the cardicoat

Yes, indeed. It’s like Hoodie, only Cardi. So first we have the cardiwrap, and now we have the cardicoat (the sweatercoat). Which I love. love, love, love. Especially for fall. So tomorrow, cardicoat, big scarf, boot cut pants and my…

Gift sewing

It’s not too soon to think of sewing for gifts. Even if hubby does get a job soon, I’m still making it a largely  handmade holiday. No, I’m not posting the must-sew list here, and I will keep all posts…

Sewing for charity part deux

Here they are! two of the lovely items I sewed for charity this week! I also sewed two scarves, one of which is being donated to go with a dress donated by another vendor. The sling is a double-sided ring…

Sewing from stash….

and making a huuuge dent in the Stash game – a baby sling from a japanese calico cotton took nearly 5 yards AND I’m making a handbag out of the remaining side pieces cut off the sling, plus a 1/2…

Dresses, cut

I cut out the two dresses from Christine Jonson’s matte jersey ‘poppy’ abstract print. I cut out Elizabeth Lee’s Nursing Classics A-line capsleeve dress for myself (NC302) and toddler dress (NC303) out of the same fabric. I still have at…

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,…

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…