Droject Dirndl is done! My creations are winging their way to Munich as we speak, and I’ll be posting photos and pattern reviews soon-ish (I hope). I’ve already got a lot of skating costume orders, but mostly for practice costumes at this point, so it isn’t as intense as it gets during summer. And after … More Project Reunion
First things first – I sewed! A dress! But it is not for me. It was for my sister, so I didn’t really get paid for it, technically, though she awesomely circled the smallest Whole Foods parking lot in the world so I could run in and get the really good fish sauce. The barter … More Exciting News!
So I am… maybe thinking about sewing. Maybe. Two weeks of a lot of R&R has helped my mood considerably. Re-organizing my sewing space has helped me fall in love with my stash again. And reading books and sewing blogs has been sort of fun and inspiring. Also, a couple of upcoming events have me … More Maybe Thinking About Sewing
So my post the other day was a bit… melodramatic. I want to say thank you to everyone who has commented. I know I’m not the only one who has gone through crazy burn-out/quarter life crisis/less than fun life stuff, but it was still nice to hear advice from everyone who has dealt with similar … More Getting Over the Melodrama
Two years ago was the year of my Tim Gunn inspired wardrobe challenge. This past year I was supposed to be continuing that and making myself some seasonally appropriate clothing. Well, this past year didn’t quite work out the way I wanted – I spent a large part of the beginning of the year sick … More Sewing Plans 2014: Fantasy Sewing
I got really distracted in November, so I don’t want to add a lot to my sewing plans list. Really, I probably shouldn’t be adding anything at all. But recent fabric purchases (oops) and sewing successes may have swayed my sewing interest for the moment. Most of my unfinished November projects are fairly simple though … More December Sewing Plans
Ok, so I know I wrote my sewing plans a while ago, but I think my new goal is to do a monthly update – that should let me account for the projects I actually finished, see how my whims and fancies have changed and put things on hold in the event of being busy … More November Sewing Plans
Ok, even I have to admit that the weather is changing and eventually I will want to wear something other than a lightweight knit tank top. I decided to make a few more dresses (one for me, one for my sister) that are more suitable for spring than fall, since I have had the patterns … More Sewing Plans: The Transition to Fall Sewing
At the beginning of the year I thought about all the things I needed in my wardrobe, I plotted, I planned, I gave myself a year-long sewing challenge. I did something similar last year, and I really enjoyed thinking about making clothes that work in a wardrobe, for multiple occasions, or fill a need in … More Throwing in the Challenge Towel: Sewing for ME!
In the whirlwind of skating costumes that have been consuming my life for the past few months I completely missed marking my four year sewiversary at the start of June. At New Year’s I tend to do a list of sewing projects I want to make, but halfway through the year (on my sewiversaries) I … More A Few Months Late… My Four Year Sewiversary
Doctor T Designs 