As usual, Pattern Review announced the Sewing Bee contest challenge and I was compelled to enter. This year, Round 1 was pyjamas for an adult. My husband made a couple of sad comments (😕 I need new pyjamas. Can your entry be for someone other than you? 😿) So I made PJs for him. The… Continue reading Bespoke PJs
Category: Indie Patterns
Review of patterns made by independent pattern designers
Tilly & The Buttons Coco
In early November we took a drive up to Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania so I could visit Fabric Mart Fabrics. I buy a lot of fabric from Fabric Mart and it was fun to see the facility and the huge selection of fabrics. I also had no idea they carried so many notions and patterns! I… Continue reading Tilly & The Buttons Coco
Focus on Free Patterns: Jalie Yoko
Yes, it's been quite a year and I haven't posted anything since, oh, a couple of days before the world shut down. One day let's all plan to sit down with a glass of something and chronicle the year that was but, for now, I want to tell you about my latest make! The Pattern… Continue reading Focus on Free Patterns: Jalie Yoko
Toaster Sweater Version 2
I love cold weather and we've actually had a few weeks of it so I decided to make up a couple more Sew House 7 Toaster sweaters. Early in 2019, I made two sweaters using Version A of the pattern (polo neck with banded sleeves and hem). I didn't really take a look at Version B… Continue reading Toaster Sweater Version 2
The Maven Patterns French Dart Dress
I sewed the Maven Patterns French Dart Shift dress for Atlanta Frocktails.
Sewing Workshop ~ MixIt Top
A couple of months ago Linda Lee of The Sewing Workshop spoke to my chapter of the American Sewing Guild. Linda inspired me to make my limoncello Kalle top, and I also wound up purchasing a couple of patterns, one of which is the MixIt Top. I've looked at Sewing Workshop pattern envelopes and I'll… Continue reading Sewing Workshop ~ MixIt Top
Janine Sews 