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…
Category: I made it!! 2015
When is a Sewaholic Hollyburn, not a Sewaholic Hollyburn?
Perhaps, when you almost don’t have enough fabric to finish it! I’ve been bustin’ through my stash and so far, have made a flowered vintage dress and a red Sewaholic Hollyburn. Next I thought I would make a black Sewaholic Hollyburn – you can see the link to the pattern company here: Sewaholic Hollyburn. I…
A Sewaholic Hollyburn… and the Evils of having a Fabric Stash!
It’s Indie Pattern Month at the Monthly Stitch. As is my tradition, this is the month that I dive into the Indie Patterns that I have collected over the last year. I have always wanted to try Sewaholic’s Hollyburn skirt but was always looking for the right fabric. Me Made May showed me that I do not have…
Still “sitting on the fence”!
Last week I came to a grinding halt sewing up my First Vintage Pattern. You can read about it here, if you like. It’s a McCall’s 7238 from 1980. I wanted to use a special fabric for this special dress. After all, the last time this pattern was used it was to make my sister’s…
Filling the Gaps! (and catching up on my #mmmay15)
Oh the weather was so lovely today! I just couldn’t sit down to post! 🙂 But the sun is fading now so let’s talk… When I cleaned up (and out) my closet, I realized that I had some gaps in my wardrobe – last weekend I finished my black top and this weekend my red. I…
A SHOUT OUT TO MARY ANN! (and my #mmmay15)
A few days ago I was speaking with Mary Ann, the accountant at our office, about the “world” of sewing and sewing blogs. She asked me how I started and I told her that for about a year before I started blogging, I was just a sewing blog stalker. Then I felt bad only clicking and…