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Quick Review: Craftsy Class "Sew Better, Sew Faster" featuring the Jacket Express 24 Aug 2013 | 08:32 am
Craftsy fascinates me, both as a learning tool and a business venture. It is always amazing when an idea or product finds just the right audience, often for something we didn't even know we wanted. ...
Sewing Detour for the Jacket Express 17 Aug 2013 | 10:41 am
Sewing blogs are like a wonderful magazine subscription that magically appears every morning, something to dip into with my coffee and blueberry muffins. The other day I thought, where are the new pos...
A lucky find 2 Aug 2013 | 12:29 am
For the past few months my success rate at garage and estate sales has been pretty low. Not many listings of items that I might be interested in, and when I did stop by the finds were minimal. My luck...
Denim jacket Simplicity 2209 part 2 27 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Have you ever made something and you got too involved in the construction? With the sneaking suspicion that it would not be the right style for you? That is how I felt once I put the collar and facing...
Denim jacket Simplicity 2209 part 1 25 Jul 2013 | 11:08 am
After stocking up my closet with some new dresses I figured it was time to change directions. I have been wanting a lightweight black denim jacket and also been itching to try a new technique I saw in...
Vogue 1351 dress, some facts and follow ups 18 Jul 2013 | 05:02 am
Thanks for all the great comments on my purple knit dress, made with Vogue 1351, a pattern from designer line DKNY. I am a big fan of all the DKNY and Donna Karan patterns and this one is no exception...
Pattern Love: Vogue 1351 DKNY dress 11 Jul 2013 | 08:27 am
Is it too early in 2013 to declare this the best pattern of the year? If you have been reading this blog for a while you probably know that I am inclined to superlatives. My favorite color, greatest s...
Girl Charlee Knit t-shirt and Happy 5th of July 5 Jul 2013 | 10:24 pm
The weather gods are smiling down on us this morning and we are spared from another day of triple-digit temperatures. That is 38C and up for my metric friends. After 4 or 5 days of 101+ degrees F not...
Vogue 1353 dress, yeah...no 2 Jul 2013 | 08:23 am
Based on recent comments there is a lot of interest in this pattern, Vogue 1353 dress by Kay Unger. For once I have sewn up a brand new Vogue pattern in its release season instead of letting it marina...
Lots of sewing, very little blogging and some summer fun 29 Jun 2013 | 02:59 am
Three weeks since I wrote about my new sewing machine and then disappeared. No, I have not locked myself in for a long session with my new treasure. But more on that to follow. After all, it is early ...
