During the course of our bra-making adventures, I often told my sister to “use a pattern weight” to help keep pattern pieces in place during cutting, to which she always replied “I don’t have any.” Now, of course, we all know anything can be used as a pattern weight, really. However, some of the pattern … More Holiday Gift Crafting: Pattern Weights
I actually finished this project before Christmas, but this post is a bit delayed because of atypical holiday travel schedules and certain gift recipients wanting to be surprised… But it’s a super cool project so I’m excited to finally be sharing what I made! A while ago I was scrolling Instagram and I saw a … More A Little Crafty Sewing: Needle Keeper
So the title of this post might be a bit click-bait-y, but probably only if you haven’t been following the adventures of the historical sewing community and their obsession with creating amazing pockets and sewing kits, which apparently were at one time called housewifes, hussifs, or hussies. While I won’t deny some of the questionable … More I Made My Sister a Hussy
So this post is going up a bit late because some people needed to receive a package before I could post certain pictures of my efforts. As such most of this sewing herein actually occurred throughout the summer, and before the onset of fall (or “fire season” as it is now know on the west … More Face Masks and Face Masks – Late Summer Quarantine Sewing Projects
So… I’m not really sure how it came to this, but… I made a quilt. It’s a bit strange because it seems that from the time I’ve gotten a sewing machine up to now, I’ve done a lot of things I wasn’t planning on doing with it. When I first got a sewing machine I … More In which I learn that I am NOT a Quilter
In my post about the 2019 Winter/Holiday Patterns from McCall’s, I was pretty excited abut this cape pattern because of the quasi-Star Wars vibes it was giving off, and so I really wanted to make a version for myself before the final movie in the saga was released. Ultimately, I’m not sure that my version … More Pattern Review: McCall’s 8029
Every year on my blog I try to look forward to the new year with sewing goals and sewing plans. It isn’t so much about making resolutions; I’m not really trying to create habits, but it is more about having some sort of goal-oriented roadmap for the future. Let’s see how I did on working … More Sewing Goals 2018
So, for Valentine’s Day, I decided I wanted to make a gift that appropriately conveyed the message, “I love you, but not enough to change my serger threads.” So I decided to make a bunch of travel bags for our groups lightsabers out of leftover fabric from skating costumes. Certainly not a high budget endeavor … More Valentine’s Day Saber Sleeves
So this post is a bit late because really these are the last sewing projects of 2016, not the first projects of 2017. Though, technically, since they were made for a New Year’s pajama party, I guess they could work for both designations? I’ve made my BS-06-2011-114A pajama pants so often that at this point … More Pattern Review: BS-12-2010-134 Space-Jams (and other PJs)
It seems that a few of the pattern companies have released some great cosplay patterns somewhat quietly since their last full pattern release. Simplicity has apparently decided to celebrate the Star Trek 50th Anniversary by releasing some beautiful licensed Star Trek cosplay patterns: Not to be outdone, McCall’s is jumping in on the Pokemon Go! … More Simplicity, Star Trek, McCall’s, and Pokemon – A Cosplay Pattern Update Post
Doctor T Designs 