I stitched together this beauty over the past couple of days. The fabric is a cotton voile from Hancock’s, I got it off the clearance table for $1.50/yd I used McCall’s 6512 view A (sans pockets and arm tab) with the longer back from view B. I cut a size 6. I also used some…
I went ahead and ordered my pattern for the October Peony sewalong. I’ve noticed that I like to have all my supplies on hand before the sewalong begins so that I’m not waiting for this to arrive in the mail and waiting for that to go on sale at the fabric store, if I start…
This week I’m working! I started my new part time job yesterday and I’m working three more days this week. This means I’ll have less time to sew this week. I will work on the knit maxi skirt for my fall wardrobe this week. I’m also planning on sharing some other non-sewing projects that I’m…
This garment was a breeze! It is also a beautiful and artistic addition to my fall wardrobe. First I painted the silk on a large wooden stretching frame. Then, I drafted the pattern myself – there wasn’t much drafting it is essentially 2 rectangles and some self bias tape. I sewed the entire blouse using…
I’m working on painting the silk I bought for top #2 for my Fall Wardrobe, which also fits the Sew Weekly Challenge this week! I painted it last night in the bathtub and it is dry today so I will probably get it cut out today and maybe sewn up today or tomorrow. I’m also…
Some of you may have noticed the Colette Patterns Fall Palette badge on the sidebar. I was already planning on making a fall mini wardrobe but when Sarai announced the Fall Palette I got excited and may have gone a tinsy bit overboard. I’m using the batik from the Indonesian Macaron I made a few…
As many of you know I made 2 Jenny skirts using assembly line methods and they turned out pretty awesome! The first one is made in a black Italian wool with striped cotton lining and a hand sewn invisible zipper. I made this BurdaStyle pattern in size 38, cause I got big hips (every time…
Top: Simplicity 2255 Pants: Ann Taylor Loft, 2009 Fall wardrobe garment number 3 finished! This is Simplicity 2255 all mixed up. The bodice is view B with only one pocket and the sleeves are view A without the inside tab. I cut a size 6 and it has a nice loose fit, this isn’t supposed…
This week I’m working on finding a job! On the sewing front I’m going to work on a few new projects and an old one. I started and almost finished a blouse last night. When I went to my button stash to finish the blouse and didn’t find any buttons that were suitable. I do…
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