Category Sew Paradise

I bought fabric to sew the new baby some new baby stuff, but as it turns out, the only thing he might possibly need are some newborn pants, because lord knows we have dozens of onesies. Maybe a sweater or…

No, not me. Though I do intend to sew myself some new gifts for nursing, these are for my 2nd cousin. She’s a younger mom, aged 21, so I want to make her something stylish that she’ll feel good about…

I’ve often loved the classic ‘summer at the lake house’ look – khakis, fitted shirts, shirtdresses, bateau neck tees, wide leg linen trousers, flat sandals or ballet flats. And this spring both high fashion, mainstream fashion and sewing have converged.…

It was a bit fussier than I would have expected, or liked, from a simple wrap dress. I used a couple of techniques: Steam-a-seam on the facings held them in place for topstitching. Same, too, with hems. I had hubby…

A fellow La Leche League member came up to me at our last meeting and said “I have a fun fashiony sewing for charity project I’d like your help with”. And proceeded to connect three of my many current favorite…

About two years ago, almost 3, hubby built a sewing cabinet for me. It started as a ‘where am I going to sew now that we are finally expecting a baby?’ using a small cabinet he’d built for his computer…

Literally. The dining room table. I’ll post pics tomorrow when I cut them out. I bought a snakeskin-esque modern rayon print in cream and teal and black, a purple and dark gold print on cream that’s abstract with borders. So…

Doh! I thought I had wool jersey in charcoal, but as it turns out it was a remnant that I’d already cut into. But I did make the slate ones, and with a few things that I’m not happy about,…

I have a sewing weekend coming up, but alas, my local JoAnn’s didn’t have enough of the fabric I wanted to make curtains for our new son’s room. I can probably order fabric in time for the weekend’s sewing for…