I don’t know about you, but during hot sticky weather, the last thing I want to do is pull on a pair of jeans. Even though it is October, we have had a couple hot days still. Obviously I have lots of skirt and dress options, but sometimes I haven’t shaved my legs in awhile,… Read More Summer “Jeans” aka Navy Linen Pants
That’s right, I bought a knitting machine! It is an old one, first released in 1954. In fact, this model was the first latch-needle knitting machine designed for the home user. I do not know exactly how old mine is, but the next model, the Duomatic, was not released until 1959, so mine is likely… Read More New Toy!: A Passap M201 Speed-O-Knitter
All the pretty pictures were taken by Julie Haider. It’s taken a bit of time to get this final post done, as we are trying to get settled into our new house, but I am so excited to finally share the pictures of this dress. It was a long process (11 months according to my… Read More Sewing My Wedding Dress: Part 4, THE WEDDING!!
This jacket was not my most successful project. However, I learned a lot and I think that I will wear it despite its faults. I figured out a long time ago that nothing I make is ever going to be perfect, but most people never notice the things that I do. Also, these pictures were… Read More The Jacket of Many Lessons
It’s been awhile, and this post will be quick because life is a little crazy right now. My wedding was just a couple weeks ago, and it took lots of prep beforehand and some time to recover from. The wedding itself was absolutely amazing, and I will have a final post up about the wedding… Read More Another Sweater for my Brand New Husband
So in love with this new dress! This is definitely one of those projects that started with awesome fabric and a fun pattern and came out just how I imagined it! And I even finished it in time for spring! (Sorry not sorry for all the exclamation points!) First, the fabric!! About a year ago… Read More A Floral Dress for Spring!
The making of this garment did not go smoothly because the pattern has a major issue. When I discovered it, I was pretty upset, because I was excited about both the pattern and the fabric. The fabric really is something special. It is a Carolina Herrera wool/silk blend that has a cool textured weave. When… Read More Pattern Problems: Vogue 9126
OMG, it’s finished!!! To get caught up on my process so far see my first and second posts. The main construction of the dress went pretty fast, but then I didn’t work on it for months. One thing I noticed was that sewing this dress has made me care about the state of my nails… Read More Sewing My Wedding Dress: Part 3
Photo by our wedding photographer, Julie Haider. In addition to making my wedding dress, I am also making the two bridesmaid dresses. I wanted both the bridesmaids to actually like their dresses, and (hopefully) be able to wear them again. I let each one pick her own pattern. The fabric is a dark purple silk… Read More Bridesmaid Dresses
This past summer, I signed up for a Burda magazine subscription, and I have not regretted it. Although I haven’t made something from every issue, I have made several things (see here, here, and here). I really like that I am building up a good collection of basic patterns. Even if a pattern is not… Read More A Basic Top From Burda