I get bored with my closet. So I sew, or shop. But really, if someone would just come in and narrate my wardrobe, I’d like it more. So here goes: Scoop up this merino wool turtleneck in the most luscious…
I altered the ELNC 207 to have the higher sleeve caps of the 307 version. I am using view 3, the flared overlay, and adding rosettes. I didn’t have enough of this to do in the pink heathered knit with…
Fleece ski pants (Christine Jonson leggings pattern in smooth/stretch fleece) Pink wicking tank – nursing, Elizabeth Lee Nursing Classics Brown stretch velvet top – either Christine Jonson shirred princess wrap with long sleeves OR Jalie 2787 with long sleeves (trace…
One early 1990s oversized, longer dark brown suede shirt jacket. Not in style. One rotary cutter One jar of rubber cement Ten minutes = cool new cropped boxy jacket with banded neck! I was wondering what to do with this…
Santa brought me a gift card to JoAnn’s and a gift certif to Vogue Fabrics (actually, hubs got me both, isn’t he a sweetie? I have a lot of fabric, but he knows I’ve been sewing a lot too…) I…
I took the morning off to sew at home, while babe went to day care. I sewed her a dolly sling from Jan Andrea’s web site instructions (including the velcro-ring-holder thing which is a safety feature). I sewed the hooded…
I’m designing my own swimsuit. A banded waist, low cut bottom, a tank style crop top with nursing openings. I think a batik print with solid band and underlay would be excellent for this swimsuit. Have to find fabric at…
NC 307 with a swing version (cropped) and wide cropped sleeves of view 2, button front version. the underlayer should be a print, the overlayer a jacket (make the back doubled). NC 307, view 1, in a stretchy knit, no…
I’ve drafted a pattern for the toddler swim coverup V-neck with hood, kangaroo pockets (which I’ll have to draft myself, my software does not have them.) and long sleeves. I might go with a cropped kimono sleeve though as that…
I’ve written down three challenges for myself over the next few years: Challenge 1: The Vogue Elements Wardrobe: One Year. 22 patterns. All stash. Challenge 2: The thing that started this blog: the “I can sew it faster than washing…