You knew it was coming. Well, maybe you didn’t, but you should have. I have to say, I’m a bit bummed out by the new releases. There are only five patterns out of the bunch that I think are worth grabbing (I bet Wining Husband will celebrate once he reads that line). I think I’ll start …
Fall Essentials Sew Along – My Plan
So, I meant to post this a couple weeks ago, then I got whatever it is that’s been going around here. Yuck. I’m finally catching up. What can I say? I’m a sucker for big projects, so when I fell across the 2014 Fall Essentials Sew Along, I thought “I should do that!” Because, …
Vogue Patterns Winter/Holiday Collection 2014 – My Thoughts
Oh, I just bought a bunch of Vogue patterns on sale at my local JoAnn’s a couple weeks ago. You might say I have a pattern problem (so many patterns, so much fabric, so little time!) I’m going notions shopping this weekend so I can get to work on my fall essentials wardrobe and skirts …
Creating a Wardrobe: The Skirts Plan
I’ll be kicking off my wardrobe-making with skirts. (I also plan to participate in the Fall Essentials Sew Along. I’ll share my notes on that in a couple days. I have some thinking to do.) I want to create a wardrobe of skirts that will be classic & work with a variety of tops. Skirts …
Thoughts on the McCall’s Fall 2014 Pattern Releases
So, the fall patterns were released by McCall’s last week, and I feel the need to comment on them. As with Butterick’s fall 2014 line, there were some hits and misses. Some of the patterns I really, really wanted to like but just can’t. Like, for instance, M7025, which should be cute, but just looks …
The Curvy Sewing Collective and Postpartum Wardrobe Planning
If you haven’t had a chance, you’ll want to cruise over to The Curvy Sewing Collective. You’ll find inspiration as the site owners band women together to create more of a curvy sewing blogging community. While there, you can read my post, “Post-partum Wardrobe Planning for a Closet Full of Me-Made Clothes.” While I spoke …
Butterick’s Fall 2014 Patterns Hits and Misses
The 2014 fall line for Butterick was released yesterday, and there are some great patterns, and there are some not so great patterns, and there’s even the “What were they thinking?” patterns. Let’s start with the ones I will snatch up. Butterick 6094 – the Patterns by Gertie dress. I love both views. And check …
Finishing the July 4th Baby Dress
So, I finished the dress I started for my baby’s first 4th of July! It was rough. I became really frustrated with the ribbon. First, I pinned it in place, then I stitched around it. Not only did my stitch not come out straight, I managed to somehow sew the bottom of the Onesie™ …
Easy and Fun 4th of July One-Piece Baby Romper Dress
I’ve been in a sewing mood as of late, and I have a TON of fabric and patterns sitting around. One fabric I’ve had since my early teen days is a blue cotton with white stars. For a while, I thought I would use it to make cradle sheets for baby girl, but I never …
Pinterest Project: Making a Bow and Hairclip Holder
While wandering around the Internet, I find lots of great things to pin to my Pinterest boards. While I make a lot of the recipes I come across, I don’t often make any of the crafts I pin. I decided to change that. Baby Girl has a LOT of headbands, clips, and bows for someone …
