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
I have a couple different dresses planned that are slightly sheer, so I am in need of a full slip to wear under them. I used the free Ruby slip pattern from the blog Pattern Scissors Cloth. The original pattern uses lace for the bodice, but I just used my fabric. I had previously made… Read More Simple Bias Slip
I wrote previously about the king size quilt that I have been working on. Well, the quilt top is finished! I finished the rest of the “Spice” squares, and once I had that done, it didn’t take much time to sew together the blocks into rows and then sew together the rows. I love, love,… Read More Scrap Quilt Top
Since summer is my favorite season, I had to squeeze in a couple more summer tops. One of these is super quick and simple, the other a little more complicated. The first is my “TNT” woven tank pattern, based off of a Butterick pattern. I added darts to make it a bit more fitted and… Read More Two End of the Summer Tops
In my last post about my wedding dress, I got you up to speed on what I had accomplished so far. It took me awhile to take the plunge into starting the actual dress, but I finally have. The first thing I did was prep my muslin (and paper) pattern pieces by cutting off the… Read More Sewing My Wedding Dress: Part 2
