What an absolute luxury. I'm away from work for the next 11 days. Yes, eleven ... What am I going to do with all this time? We tend to travel over the holidays, and lately we've been going on cruises over the Christmas break. This year, however, we are home and have pretty much nothing… Continue reading Holiday Sewing
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The Blackwood Cardigan
There are plenty of raves for this pattern in the blogosphere. Now I understand why! Pattern The Blackwood Cardigan by Helen's Closet is a pdf pattern for a straight fitting, open cardigan in one of two lengths - mid-thigh, or mid-hip. I bought the pattern about 10 months ago and the thought of taping together… Continue reading The Blackwood Cardigan
Sew Over It – Zoe Dress
Plenty of mornings I want wardrobe choices to be mindless. And what's easier than a dress! Pattern I follow a lot of U.K. sewists on blogs and Instagram. No offence intended for North American designers, but those in the U.K. and Europe do dresses way better than we do on this continent. When I was… Continue reading Sew Over It – Zoe Dress
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 heldĀ 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!
McCall’s 6885 ~ Dress into Tunic!
In May, 2017 I made a shirtdress with this pattern. And in August I pulled out the same pattern and made a tunic. This is a brief follow-up blog on the tunic. If you'd like to read all about the shirtdress and the pattern adjustments, please click here for the original blog post. London… Continue reading McCall’s 6885 ~ Dress into Tunic!
Focus on Free Patterns: Deer & Doe ~ Plantain Top
Who doesn't want a well fitting t-shirt?
Janine Sews 