My sister plans to do a lot of traveling around Europe in the coming year. Apparently, many European flights allow only one carry on bag. My sister has never been a light traveler (currently trying to trim down her selection of 11 pairs of shoes to take to Europe…), so this news was slightly dismaying. … More Pattern Review: BS 08-2011-113
Although I really need to get in gear on that wooly winter coat, I wanted to do a few simple projects to get back in the swing of sewing, and I thought a few “instant gratification” tops would be good projects. I have been doing a lot of sewing for the sister, before she is … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 3842
Ok, so this is really sort of a continuation from yesterday’s post. When my sister was younger, she got one of those American Girl of Today looks-just-like-me dolls. Like most girls, she always wanted to dress like her doll, but this never really happened. I thought since I was making her the New Look rainbow … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 0581 (4364)
Due to lack of sewing at the moment – blame skating nationals and the live video feed – another older project pattern review. This is the first (only) New Look pattern I have made so far, New Look 6966: NL6966 I have made two views off of this pattern – view B for my sister … More Pattern Review: New Look 6966
Whilest I am in the middle of a few long, intense projects, I thought I would share another one of my early projects, Simplicity 2410. S2410 I don’t often wear skirts, but my sister does, and this was one of the first things I sewed for her. She picked out the fabric from the red … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 2410
This was my first non-skating sewing project that I made this year, a simple knit top, Simplicity 3536. Simplicity 3536 I made view D, the sleeveless ruched shirt. The fabric was from a JoAnn’s 50% off red tag event, and the “buttons” (really sew on plastic jewels, but JoAnn applies button sale policy to them) … More Pattern Review: Simplicity 3536
One of my goals for this blog is to post about all of my sewing projects. Since I have only been sewing for a short time, I think it should be possible to post about the projects I made last year, as the quantity was far fewer than what I have been attempting this year. … More Pattern Review: Butterick 5295
Continuing my theme of posting projects that I completed in time for June, I thought next I would show my most disappointing project: the Burda 8292 coat. Now, I don’t think my disappointment stems from the pattern itself, but rather my poor choice of fabrics and impatience to make this coat in time for the wedding. I really wanted … More Pattern Review: Burda 8292
Ok, I am still super happy with this dress that I made, and I can’t wait any longer to post it. As you may recall, I was invited to a (most excellent and absolutely lovely) wedding in June. My fourth wedding ever, and third in recent memory, I was determined to wear something other than … More Pattern Review: BS 04-2011-109
I figured I would work my way backwards with what I have made in the past few months. Most recently, Vogue 8727 – a summer dress for my sister. Vogue 8727 Here is my version: I made view E (blue picture from pattern envelope) The front on a person! With pockets! The back on a … More Pattern Review: Vogue 8727
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