Instragram has informed me that making oneself a birthday dress is a thing. I had planned to make a dress, the fabric was sitting right there, my birthday was coming up so I thought I'd give it a try! Last summer when I was in Calgary I just had to buy this crazy, Pucci-esque Telio… Continue reading A Birthday Dress ~ Simplicity 8595
Tag: American Sewing Guild
Autumn ’18 Sewing Bee
Sewing Bee: noun. Old-fashioned A small informal social gathering (usually of women) based around the activity of making or mending clothes or other things with a needle and thread Collins Dictionary This weekend my ASG chapter is holding a 2-day sewing bee. We host these on fifth Saturdays and/or Sundays. Sometimes there is a specific focus - like community service projects - however this month attendees… Continue reading Autumn ’18 Sewing Bee
Summer 2018 Fabric Haul & Plans
In the past couple of weeks, I've somehow managed to acquire a lot of fabric. First there was a trip home to Canada, then I attended the annual conference for the American Sewing Guild, and finally, I was tempted by Fabric Mart Fabrics. Rather than write a zillion words about my acquisitions and plans, I… Continue reading Summer 2018 Fabric Haul & Plans
Swoon Patterns ~ Glenda Purse
Something different. I learned to sew a purse! There are so many options now for those who want to make structured bags that look like they come from a designer shop. And one of the benefits of living in a city with a thriving chapter of the American Sewing Guild is access to classes -… Continue reading Swoon Patterns ~ Glenda Purse
Butterick 6494 ~ Athleisure + Retreat Results
A mixed bag of results from the retreat, and nothing finished that weekend. I came home with a car full of UFOs that are finally done, 2 weeks later. Only one pattern was new to me - Butterick 6494 - so the majority of this post is a review. Pattern Butterick 6494 makes athleisure tops,… Continue reading Butterick 6494 ~ Athleisure + Retreat Results
Sewing Retreat – this weekend!
This upcoming weekend is the annual Sewing Retreat offered by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Sewing Guild and I'm getting myself organized. This will be my second year attending the retreat, which is held in Toccoa (which means "beautiful" in Cherokee). It's about 90 miles north of Atlanta. And I will again start my… Continue reading Sewing Retreat – this weekend!
Janine Sews 