Category: I made it!! 2015

  • What I liked, didn’t, and still wanna do!

    What I liked, didn’t, and still wanna do!

    Over the last few weeks I’ve had a lot of non-sewing time which I just couldn’t tolerate.  To pacify myself, I spent my spare time reading sewing blogs – a lot of them had their roundups of last year. It made me think about what I liked, didn’t, and still wanna do with my sewing. So…

  • It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  And I’m So Pleased!

    It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! And I’m So Pleased!

    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…

  • It really is BLACK!

    It really is BLACK!

    Honestly, why is BLACK so difficult to photograph?  It must just suck in all the light around it!  Anyway… I have finished my 4th pair of pants, black ones, after spending extensive time with the muslin and making three pairs after that.  I thought my blue pair was my favourite – best fitting and lovely fabric.  Those…

  • I have proper photos … and a Give Away!

    I have proper photos … and a Give Away!

    Perhaps you remember my “Sister’s Sewing Projects“, so far I have made three skirts.  I have a Mother of the Groom dress half-finished and three other dresses to cut out yet – the Mother of the Groom dress is the most important, obviously! I want to share with you the proper “model” photos of my…

  • Betcha by Golly ya thought it was gonna be about a UFO!

    Betcha by Golly ya thought it was gonna be about a UFO!

    You know how it is.  You finish a garment and there is something that is not quite right about it.  So you put it aside for later… and there it sits. Two weeks ago, I posted about my finished blue pants.  The only problem is that I sewed the invisible zipper in too close and…

  • Two of the “Oldest UFOs” in the World!

    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…