size rant
I went to JCPenney today (not my usual store) to use a gift card that I’d gotten for my b-day. I found a very skinny wallet-esque thing, and dangly frilly earrings. But I also looked for pants. There was only…
Category Sew Paradise
Bought some new patterns~
Hot Patterns, to be exact. The Metropolitan Homage Tote, the Riviera Boulevard Cardigan-jacket, and the Weekender Renaissance tops. I am thinking the red home dec for the Homage tote (or possibly the faux ostritch), the Boulevard cardigan jacket in a…
Micro mini swap got a little larger
I’m adding the messenger bag to the MMS – after all, it matches! Tonight I cut out the fusible fleece. I’ll try to sew the decorative top flap tomorrow. I will try to sew the lining on Friday night, and…
Messenger bag
Baby’s hospital-supplied diaper bag that I take to day care is on it’s last leg. I use a big backpack style for my weekend bag, but I like to keep that stocked with things she shouldn’t need or want at…
New NC 307 sweatercoat
Just finished a 2 1/2 hour session of sewing, after baby went to bed, and finished a lovely sweatercoat with shell faux twinset! I used a print knit for the underlay, and a sweater knit for the body of the…
More sewing ideas and a project that’s almost done
I really could use some turtlenecks down for the fall already. And I have to finish a cropped wool jacket that I started last spring. But I’m loving the style (even though it came out not as the magazine photo,…
New fabric
Somehow I managed to wedge in three new pieces of fabric, including five yards of light-as-air, but bulky boucle! Thank goodness I’m sewing a lot. While I was there, I found the coordinating funky paisley knit that went with the…
Flowers are in
So I have to dig out my Fabric Flowers book and make some. A coral one for the coral jacket (with some black or plaid added), fun plaid wool flowers for the nursing sweater set. On that subject, I’ve decided…
White shirt finished
I finished the white shirt today, AND the recycled sweatshirt to cropped jacket too. I will post photos of both tomorrow. Tomorrow, I cut out the cape. I haven’t yet decided about lining yet, but I guess I’d better –…
Fall? Try summer…in Florida
Okay so I’m at Disney in Orlando and it’s gorgeously hot out. Just like I remember, and love Florida to be. So I’m so happy I sewed a sundress! I’ll be wearing it this evening to dinner, and probably home…