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 [...]
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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 [...]
Binding an edge on a knit garment
I originally posted this on a different blog so some of the info and references may appear odd but I don't want to lose this info when that blog goes poof ... so here is a little tutorial (mostly for me) on how to bind an edge on knit fabrics. BTW - this pattern has [...]
Simplicity 8570 ~ Simple Dress
Every morning I stare at my wardrobe and nothing excites me. I'm really tired of the standard pants/shirt/topper silhouette and am beginning to realize that I want to wear dresses. Inspiration Simple sleeveless dress in fun prints. I always find things I like in the J. McLaughlin catalogue. The Pattern Simplicity 8570 has a similar [...]
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 - [...]
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, [...]
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