Continuing on in reviewing my summer projects, this post is about the second top I made as part of my white shirt summer sewing plans. As a complete contrast to the first top, Patrones 406 #33 is a draped knit top with very little structure. I think this also looks good under the blazer, but … More White Shirt Summer: Top 2 Review
Ok…. so I haven’t been a very good seamstress so far this year. I haven’t been sewing many of the basics my wardrobe requires. I haven’t been getting much done for my clients. For the first month I hadn’t even been sewing much at all… And now I have gone and made myself a party … More Pattern Review: Patrones 249-4
You guys – I have pants! I have been lusting after these pants since March… and finally I have them finished! This was my first experience using a Patrones pattern, and I have to say that overall I am quite happy with the resulting fit. Patrones Extra 10-40 There were a few design changes made … More Pattern Review: Patrones Extra 10-40
Ok, though it maybe doesn’t look like I have been doing much sewing, I actually have been playing around with muslins for my next two projects – my button down shirt and my Patrones pleated pants. I didn’t have time to take any pictures (well, ok, I decided not to because my muslin fabric was … More Sewing Updates – Shirts and Pants in Progress
Ok, so I recently bought a bunch of older Patrones magazines from Ebay. Turns out that they are mostly from the early 2000’s, but that is ok with me – I thought they were a great price, even though some of the pages had marking and scuffs. The pattern sheets were included, and we all … More Inside Patrones
Ok, so I really was trying to be good and not buy more fabric… But you know how it is when you have been looking for a very specific fabric for a really long time, and then you finally find it? And then you start to look for all the coordinating fabrics for that project … More Recent Sewing Acquisitions
Ok, it has been a while since I have had to plan out my sewing schedule, and while I should get back to my button-down shirt and Patrones pants that are mid-project with patterns that are either ready to be cut for muslin #2 or have been traced from the magazine already, but I have entirely … More Sewing Plans – Early Fall
Ok, so despite the craziness of prepping for nationals, frantically replacing my sewing machine, and trying to get everything done, I was too excited by my recent stash acquisitions that I just had to share them. It has been pretty hectic since my sister returned from Europe, and I haven’t had time to properly document … More Last Great European Pattern Haul
First off, I was really excited when I got my May Burda magazine this past week. Then, as I was reading through I saw that my favorite dress is in TALL SIZES! Damn it Burda! Stop putting the best design in tall sizes! Burda I shake my fist at you and your glamazon models! This … More More Sewing Stuff
I had a most excellent experience at the Hancock pattern sale – and by that I mean I got all but one pattern on my list, and said pattern was probably the lowest priority of them all, so I really did get all of the patterns I was totally craving. Also, Hancock is next to … More Patterns!
