It’s done! And I’m so pleased! For a while now, I have been eyeballing this outfit from Marina Hoermanseder. I just had to have it! Of course, it’s not my style to wear short shorts to work, so instead I opted for the longer look of wide pants, or culottes. Here’s Marina Hoermanseder’s ORIGINAL…
Category: Coats
DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Another lovely find!
Just browsing through blogs today, I found a lovely Designer Garment COPIED by Amanda of Sew Deputy, which fit the #DESIGNINDECEMBER theme exactly. I just begged Amanda to let me show it to you. So if you haven’t seen it yet, here it is… Amanda found a Chloe Metallic Jacquard dress and had to have it for her…
Two of the “Oldest UFOs” in the World!
Yes, I promised you. Here is it. A while ago, I bought two jacket patterns and some lovely red polyester knit, not too stretchy, and a green embossed polyester. At least I think they are polyester – I can’t even remember where or when I bought them, let alone anything else about them. But I…
Learning something new…
For the past few weeks I have been working on my Islander Sewing Systems, “MotorCity Express jacket“. I received this pattern when I purchased the Craftsy course “Sew Better, Sew Faster: Smart Construction“. I have worked on the facings and lining layer, my sleeve gusset zippers and zipper pockets, and last week my fashion…
It’s better with interfacing.
As you might remember, I have been working on my Motor City Express Jacket, which I started here and here. I received this pattern when I purchased the Craftsy course “Sew Better, Sew Faster: Smart Construction“. (I just love it when the courses I want go on sale!) I am so looking forward to wearing my…
A little bit of this and a little bit of that…
I usually find lots of sewing time on the weekends, tucked between chores and errands and spending time with my family. Last weekend was a busy one though, with not much sewing time. Instead, it was a fun weekend in Vancouver with my sister, who would like me to sew a MOG (Mother of the Groom)…