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Garments & Garment Sewing

  • Back to School Wardrobes: Inventory

    So, I bought all the kids new shoes and it made me feel pretty confident about starting off the school year with all the boxes checked and all their clothing organized.…

  • Lisette Passport Jacket

    This is the Lisette Passport jacket, one of the patterns put out by Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S for Simplicity.  It’s one of the four patterns featuered in the Fall…

  • Learning to Trace

    I haven’t really been a pattern tracer, up until now.  And possibly I still wouldn’t be, except someone made a comment on a post (I think this one, about notches) saying…

  • Colette Sorbetto Tank

     This is the Colette Sorbetto tank, a simple and flattering sleeveless shell with a front pleat detail and bias-bound neck and armholes.  I stitched this one up last year out of…

  • Drawstring Shift Maxi Dress

    Drawstring Maxi shift dress pattern by Whipstitch in blue chambray stripe cotton. A classic summer maxi dress with racerback and drawstring waist.…

  • Creamsicle Laurel Dress

    Orange cotton seersucker version of the Colette Patterns Laurel dress with center front trim.…

  • Summer Dresses at the Beach!

    We attended a wedding in Florida over the Memorial Day weekend, and I thought, as I was last-minute packing, “What better place to take photos of my Summer Dresses samples?”  So…

  • Building an Audrey Wardrobe: Dresses

    I love dresses, especially in the spring and summer. I don’t always make as much effort as I should to get up and get dressed every morning (or even most mornings)–a…

  • Building an Audrey Wardrobe: Separates

    In looking to create an Audrey Wardrobe, I started out by taking an inventory of what I already have.  While Sarai calculated next what number she feels she ought to have…

  • Building an Audrey Wardrobe

    Very few individuals in recent memory can compare with the class and beauty of Audrey Hepburn.  Her grace, her loveliness, her charm and her kind nature permeate every image, every foot…

  • Day 4: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    OK, y’all!  The last day of these skirt giveaways.  If you’re just tuning in, I made a bunch of really lovely skirts as samples for my Craftsy class, Design and Sew…

  • Day 3: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    For the past two days, I’ve been giving away skirts I made as samples from my Craftsy class, Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt.  And today and tomorrow, I have FOUR…

  • Day 2: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    Another day, and TWO more skirts! These are both samples from my Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt class on Craftsy.  A couple folks have asked whether the pattern for these…