I purchased the fabric for this dress awhile ago (maybe even like a year?), but didn’t get around to making it until now. I find that knit dresses, especially ones with long sleeves get worn a lot. I thought the gathering and inset on this dress gave it a bit of interest. Plus I always… Read More Fun Knit Dress for Fall
I have been slowly expanding Wade’s wardrobe. I first started with his awesome coat (there is a pic of it here). Then I realized that he didn’t have any non-hoodie layers, so I made him some cardigans. The next thing I decided he needed was a short-sleeved button up shirt because he didn’t have any… Read More Summer Shirts for Wade
More and more, I am drawn to projects that take a long time and involve multiple steps. I think part of that is that you only need so many clothes and most of my wardrobe holes are filled now. I like being able to slow down and really enjoy the process. The creation of this… Read More Alabama Chanin Dress
Since I had four silk scarves that I dyed using shibori (indigo and other natural dyes), I decided to do a bit of experimentation with hems. All the scarves are hemmed using types of “rolled hems” but they all have a slightly different effect. Two of the scarves are done by hand. I first stitched a line… Read More Four Ways to Do a Rolled Hem
This is an ongoing project. You can read the story of how we acquired the couch and see what it looked like inside here. In this post, I show how I got the frame ready to be reupholstered. The first thing I did was use Murphy’s Oil Soap (only like my favorite cleaning product ever)… Read More Restoring a 19th Century Couch: Part 2, Cleaning and Repairs
So this fabric is everything that is wonderful in the world. First, it is silk which is pretty much the best fiber except for wool. Second, it is purple; I think it is well known that I love purple beyond reason. Third, it is plaid, which I love almost as much as I love purple.… Read More Fifties-style dress with PURPLE PLAID!!!
Aside from fabric, I really don’t like new stuff. I would much rather buy something off of Craigslist or from an estate sale than buy something new. I like that old stuff has stood the test of time. It makes me feel good that I am not causing more resources to be drawn from the… Read More Restoring a 19th Century Couch: Part 1, Deconstruction
This project has been in the works for while. I love making presents for people, but I have to make sure that I plan far enough in advance. This is a queen size quilt based off of the flower garden pattern from Scraps Plus One by Joan Ford. As I described in my first post on… Read More A Birthday Quilt for My Sis
My favorite season is summer. Even when it is 90 and humid, I am still happy to be warm without having to think about wearing layers all the time. It shouldn’t be a surprise that I love making and wearing summer dresses. I could probably make an unlimited number of summer dresses, but I have… Read More Summer Dress for 2017
This summer is full of home dec projects. This latest one is curtains for our bedroom. I am not really into curtains, but Wade likes it to really dark when he is sleeping. We agreed that I would make curtains with a pattern that I like, lined with blackout cloth. We are not 100% happy… Read More Curtains!