Category Sew Paradise

But the one that takes the cake is BWoF 10/2008 132. No muslin. NO alterations (well, I did take 1/2 off the waist down to high hip once I was done – but that fabric was stretchy.) Wide, flowy legs.…

I’m halfway through the trouser pants at the 2-hour mark on construction. I have to mark on the traced pattern a new hip curve, because mine isn’t as curvy as the pattern is! And that will make the next time…

I just bought the swimsuit pattern. At lunch I’m off to hunt for some swimwear fabric (first, locally) and swimwear elastic. It’s sooo nice to be looking forward to a warm-weather vacation – and then spring shortly thereafter. My baby’s…

I’m taking up the CJ 1010 pants, and the BWoF wide leg pants from the 10/2008 (special design) issue. I’m making the latter in a ‘muslin’ of mini houndstooth from years and years and years ago. I’m also taking up…

It was 21 degrees today, but it smelled like spring. Just a hint… But I’m Florida daydreaming right now anyway. I was surfing Ebay for used toddler Keen sandals (just like mama’s!) I’m watching several sizes (6s and 7s) and…

Most of the respondents in the survey we did recently for a sewing pattern company cited ‘no time to sew’ as one of the reasons their patterns were still in factory folds. But I will challenge anyone to ‘no time…

Been surfin’ the Jalie website for some new knits patterns. I’m considering a couple of the ruched top patterns that I don’t have (and Emilie posted the cutest versions of herself pregnant in them). I love 2787, the criss cross…

I bought three basic cardigans today. A black cardi, to replace the Jcrew one that tore through the actual knitted fabric (it was probably 20 years old), a magenta baby cable cardi, and a coral pink cardi. I wasn’t sure…

Boy that was easy! Sewed the microfleece powerstretch leggings in under an hour. I do need to shorten them a smidge (they’re bunchy around the ankles) but they are fantastic! I did the serged-on waistband with zigzag topstitch and it…