This dress is another one made to fill in the “long-sleeved dress” hole in my wardrobe. I liked this look of this pattern in Burdastyle (8-2015-116B) as it seemed both easy to make and easy to wear and with a bit of shape due to the gathered waist. I wanted wool for warmth, but the… Read More Another Long-Sleeved Dress
I have been wanting to make a coat dress for awhile. Since this is a bigger project, I decided to get a Marfy pattern, #3222. When I got the pattern, I did not yet have fabric for it. I found the perfect fabric on ebay, a Pendelton wool that is sort of a plaid pattern… Read More Totally Awesome Coat Dress
Mr. Kiri Knits has been slow to let me make things for him. In fact, I think I have only ever made three or four things for him (and not just because I am a selfish sewer). What really made him start to appreciate the potential for custom-made clothing was the coat that I made… Read More A Cardigan for My Sweetie
If you have read any number of posts on my blog, you may have picked up on the fact that I strongly prefer the “cool” colors (purple, blue, and green). I actually find it very hard to buy fabric that is not predominantly those colors, unless it is a neutral like white or black. But… Read More Trying Out a New Color and Experimenting with Grain
This is a somewhat belated birthday present for my mom. She requested a copy of a vest worn by her yoga instructor. I picked a nice neutral color so that it would go with lots of tops. The yarn is the classic Cascade 220. The construction is very simple. Although I love sewing, I do… Read More A Knitted Vest for My Mom
So, I kinda love Halloween. I love having an excuse to make something totally out there that I could never wear in real life. I am also a fairly geeky/nerdy person who tends to get a bit obsessed with her favorite characters. Here a few costumes I have done in recent years: Buffy (the Vampire… Read More HALLOWEEN!!!!
I am continuing my fall theme with these next two garments. These are both light cardigans that will probably be useful in protecting against air conditioning in the summer as well as for layering in the fall. The first is a nice neutral made out of a so-dark-it’s-almost-black navy blue (I believe some call… Read More A Couple of Cardigans
My first fall project of the season! Following the trend of using fabric from my stash, this fabric was gifted to me. It is a sage green microsuede that is probably a couple decades old at this point. My mom gave it to me, but I think my grandmother originally bought it. Microsuede is a… Read More Microsuede Vest for Fall
This is another project that I just had to squeeze in for the end of the summer. This fabric is left over from making linen pants, and I had just enough left to eke out this skirt. The pattern is one of the included free patterns in the 2014/2015 Marfy catalog. So, in my mind,… Read More Fun Linen Skirt
I have a bit of a secret corset obsession. Although the feminist in me dislikes the physical restriction of women that corsets historically represented, I can’t help but love them aesthetically. I have been wanting to make my own for awhile, and now I finally have! Awhile ago, I bought a corset kit to make… Read More Green Silk Corset