In my last post I mentioned that I’ve been feeling the sewing bug bitting pretty hard lately. Which is why, after seeing an Instagram post, I decided this would be a great time to enter the Pattern Review Sewing Bee. When the rules for the first round came out I was a bit floored – … More Pattern Review: BS 03-2016-113 (Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 1 Entry)
I’m pretty sure this sentiment has bled through onto the blog, but the past few years I’ve felt really drained, and while I’ve thought about the possibility of sewing new wardrobe garments, I’ve not felt like I’ve had the energy to actually pull patterns and fabric out from the ever-growing stash. But for some reason, … More Pattern Review: McCall’s 6752
You guys, I made a dress! For me! And I’m going to blog about it! Shocker! I completed this dress mid-July, but it has taken me a few weeks to find the time to do the write-up. This dress was a bit spur of the moment – I made a joke to my sister that … More Pattern Review: Vogue 9149
And Star Wars week continues on the blog! It sort of feels like Star Wars is staring to take over my life. Which is debatably a good thing. After my Rey cosplay, I got invited to go to a few other Star Wars themed events, and I wanted something a little less literal. So I found … More Pattern Review: Burda 6667 – Brown Rayon Cardigan
The alternate title for this post should be “The Eleven Year Reunion Dress.” I’m sure you are asking, “Who celebrates their 11-year high school reunion?” The answer – no one. See, I started this dress about a year ago, intending to wear it for my high school reunion. Unfortunately the timing didn’t work out, and … More Pattern Review: Burda Easy Fall/Winter 2014 Dress 4F
The alternative title for this post should be Pattern Review: Burda 7443/Pattern Review: Burda 7057. It’s been so long since I’ve done a pattern review I’ve almost forgotten how to do them! It’s been nice using TNT patterns to make things this year, but I’ve missed testing out new patterns. It’s something I want to … More Project Dirndl Completed!
It seems like I’ve poked my head back into the sewing blog-o-sphere just before it is ready to explode! I know there’s always a sewing blog event going on somewhere, but it feels like there are going to be even more things coming up than normal in the next few weeks. Aside from Self Stitched … More Sewing Things About the Internet
I had originally planned to wear my new peplum cardigan for the holiday festivities, but an unexpected fabric purchase, coupled with an unexpected heat spell, inspired me to whip up a little last-minute something to wear for Christmas day. BS-12-2013-119A And when I say last-minute, I mean last-minute. I had traced and cut out the … More Pattern Review: BS-12-2013-119A
Keeping warm at skating practice during the winter months is all about layering. I don’t see much point in making practice dresses that I can’t wear year-round, and having the option of taking off a long sleeve shirt is nice during days where the rink is warmer than anticipated. The thing is I am very … More Pattern Review: Burda 6990
You know what they say about best laid plans… I have so many projects in my queue, and yet not much sewing has happened. I would like to say that my lack of output was due to a busy holiday schedule, but it really has more to due with the fact that I somehow managed … More Pattern Review: McCall’s 6844 Peplum Cardigan
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