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I love a good Boyfriend jacket / blazer. Back in the 80s, I lived in and loved blazers. I remember a particularly awesome one, a white crushed satin-y fabric that I bought at a popular teen clothing store, and wore…

Faux snakeskin tailored trackpants / joggers? Yes please! Here’s my review of a ‘straight outta the envelope’ sew of the Hot Patterns Fast and Fabulous Tailored Trackpant sewing pattern. I sewed these in 2021, during the pandemic, thinking that if…

I follow the creator of the Me Made May movement on Instagram (where it originated) and in getting ready for this year’s month of celebrating sewing I learned a few things. It’s not about a mass sewing event during May.…

Today, I’m reviewing the Christine Jonson Taper & Wide Leg Pant. I sewed these black and white pinstripe doubleknit Wide Leg Pant about three or so years ago. I first had them sewn into a pair of really wide palazzo…

I own some vintage clothes, and I love to refashion them for modern wear. Who doesn’t love a good 1990s oversized blazer these days? Or a pair of silk pants turned into silk joggers? I recently refashioned an Escada (remember…

A roundup of my favorite easy to sew elastic waist pants sewing patterns. I’ll admit, I’ve sewn and loved elastic waist pants for DECADES, not just now, with the pandemic, and post-pandemic fervor over ‘soft pants’ – and I’ll share…

Sewing from stash. You see it all the time, people are on a #whole30yard challenge or #sewyourstash challenge. And then there’s the lure of new fabric! But sometimes new fabric helps you sew from stash! Here’s how to maximize your…

And a hemming-only EASY knit ruana poncho to go with the no-sew fleece ruana poncho. I’ve made this one many times – ruana ponchos are very easy, make excellent gifts, and are perfect in the many, many colors of fleece…

Dye using snow! It’s super easy and fun to dye garments and fabric with snow and fabric dye. I show you how to snow dye in this blog post, including instructions, photos and sources. We got 11″ of snow (not…

Do you ever upcycle your own sewn garments? I did so with this Polartec Tweed Fleece Poncho with Reflective Trim. I sewed the JetSetter Poncho from Hot Patterns, and purchased the tweed fleece from Mill Yardage, the Malden Mills retail…