It is that time of year for Skirting the Issue. Simple Simon hosts a month of sewing tutorials and sewalongs to sew up some skirts for foster girls. Over the years I have done a few tutorials for sewing up some skirts, as my girl used to wear them quite often. Not so, now. Ah, […]
I just love how this top turned out! As part of the Blaverry promotions team, I received this pattern, which is the Yves top/tunic/dress. It is a reversible woven top with shirring and ruching with ribbon or bias at the shoulder. I made a size 7W and 14L top. It also come in tunic and […]
I made the first one of these last summer, and really love the ease of it. It is a nice size, and matches everything. I needed one that was more cream, so when I saw this leather in the scrap leather bin at the fabric warehouse, I scooped it up. It was a good size […]
The Sewing Mamas retreat was last weekend, and, as usual, I was pressed for time in getting ready for it. Every year, some of the ladies bring a goodie to give to the group, and I have always forgotten about it until the last minute and have run out of time. This year, I got […]
I had a wedding to go to today, and the reception was going to be outside. It was supposed to be a humid, 90 degree day, so I knew I needed something cool. It ended up storming on us, and I left the wedding reception a bit early with my son. Not a fan of […]
I was supposed to be working on a casual wardrobe, and this ended up not being so casual. It is more of a dressy top to wear to work in the summer, but that is okay. I needed this! It fits a little tight, since it is a rayon with lycra, so not as much […]
Here is the outfit that I posted over on Craftingcon.com for their wearable Steampunk challenge. I thought I had already put it up over here, but guess not! I ended up using some pieces that I had previously made this year, along with some new multi-purpose pieces. The first piece in her outfit is a […]
Me: Do you like the outfit? I think it looks nice on you. Girl: I look like a business person. Me: You look classy. Girl: What does classy mean. Me: The opposite of trashy. You look stylish. Girl: I always look stylish. She does like how it looks on her, to be clear. The only […]
I happily decided to test this new swimsuit by Wardrobe by Me, since I wanted a new suit to wear. This is a good basic swimsuit, that most people should be able to make. I did a few things different from the pattern, and Christina asked me to write up a guest blog post on […]
When I volunteered to test this one, I was really leary of whether I would have time. Turns out that feeling was correct! The kids are just so busy right now that I didn’t have a lot of time (baseball practice, softball game, softball practice, baseball game, tournaments all weekend long…). Then…swimsuit pictures. Oy. So […]
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