Category: I made it!! 2014

  • Last post ….

    Last post ….

    … for 2014! The other week I showed you my housecoat, which I did up, mostly, without a pattern.  This week I’ve got the PJ’s done.  I’m using an EASY pattern, McCall’s M7060. I could have probably used the same bodice sloper I used for my housecoat, as there isn’t much to the PJ top,…

  • Hunkering down for the winter…

    Hunkering down for the winter…

    … not that it has even snowed yet.  Hopefully it will not be anything like the freaky Winter of ’96 (photo below and see source post here).

  • It’s not that bad, I’ve seen UFO’s older than this …

    It’s not that bad, I’ve seen UFO’s older than this …

    … my UnFinished Object is only from April!  I found it and two others when I was cleaning up my pattern and fabric stash! I’m surprised I never finished this shirt right away as I love this fabric!  Then again, I am glad I didn’t finish it right away as by the time I did…

  • Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!

    Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!

    It’s time to announce the winners of last week’s giveaway!  I used a List Randomizer on Random.org to pick the winners.  I typed in all your names, pressed “go” and it randomly sorted your names, with the first two names being: 1. UtaC 2. Sewing with Scoobys I did the same for my two pattern names…

  • No rain, a new hair-do and a new dress!

    No rain, a new hair-do and a new dress!

    … this is Happiness! It’s Frocktober! A while ago I received my Sewaholic Yaletown pattern in the mail and knew I had to sew it up with my Batic 100% rayon purchased during my shopping trip to Vancouver!  My dress is done now, just in time, and I am very pleased with it.

  • Quiet Please!  Studying in Session!

    Quiet Please! Studying in Session!

    I have definitely been busy, not sewing, but studying.  I have been working on my Bodice fitting shell!  When done, I hope to use it as a guide for fitting other patterns or even, some day, designing some patterns for myself! A while back, I bought myself the Craftsy courses “Fast-Track Fitting” and “Fast-Track Fitting: In The…