Swimsuit
So last year I bought (size S) a swimsuit for nursing. It has a double-layered front with underlayer that has openings. I can nurse discreetly, cover my belly. But my belly is pretty trim now, and I think I want…
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sundress in progress
I did the overlay, topstitching (wide, like the jacket), buttonhole and button. Found an oversized one in eggplant purple in my button jar, it’s a great match with the lime linen. But that’s as far as I’ve gotten – the…
cut the sundress!
I took an hour and cut out a nursing sleeveless dress from Elizabeth Lee’s NC 307. I think the big issue with a number of people saying EL patterns are frumpy is the sizing – it’s generous! I cut out…
In (desperate) need of a summer dress…
My summer denim dress will be great….but it’s also denim. I want a sundress. So I’m thinking I need to cut out a dress out of some of the rest of the knits I bought in Chicago those years ago.…
10 essentials
So I’ve read this before, in various forms over the years. Here’s the latest sewing buzz around the forums: Tim Gunn’s 10 Essential Items Every Woman Needs • Basic black dress – check. A beautiful Liz Claiborne ankle length column…
Summer tops
I worked on the wrap tube top this afternoon while baby was asleep. I did some frog stitching and was so mad at myself – thinking I should stop sewing. But then I had a realization – EVERYONE frog stitches…
Michelangelo was painting my garage…
Isn’t that the quote? “asking a sewist to do mending is like asking Michelangelo to paint your garage”? Yeah. So I altered 4″ or more out of the back of two pairs of pants. One, the Jcrew Favorite Fit khakis…
Inspired to change
So I looked at the 2008 winning wardrobe contest on PR today. A maternity wardrobe from a sewist in Thailand. It is simply gorgeous. Really. And it’s so inspiring — these simple shapes with fabulous details in pretty fabric. Really…
Is it summer yet?
I am having summer pangs this morning. Yes, it’s been a beautiful spring, really. But I want summer! I can’t wait to sew up the brown babydoll top with beaded straps (from the Simplicity pattern – which I will post…
I bit the bullet, SWAP II
Yes, I bought interfacing. for THE DRESS. It’s been 25 years since I made a shirt. With a proper stand collar, etc. But armed with the tute at Sewexciting.blogspot.com, I’m going for it. Pam’s an expert shirtmaker, and with her…