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.…
Garments & Garment Sewing
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This isn’t a real post, so don’t get too excited. It’s just a chance to show off a particularly successful pair of shorts I made for our son before we headed…
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My oldest child is going off to college this month. On the one hand, I have wrapped my brain around that and am excited for her–and for us, with all the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Drawstring Maxi shift dress pattern by Whipstitch in blue chambray stripe cotton. A classic summer maxi dress with racerback and drawstring waist.…
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Orange cotton seersucker version of the Colette Patterns Laurel dress with center front trim.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…