Category: Indie sewing patterns

  • Sewaholic Yaletown – #sewtogetherforsummer Wrap Dress

    Sewaholic Yaletown – #sewtogetherforsummer Wrap Dress

    I’m done!  Just in time for the sunshine too!  This was an easy pattern to make.  I love it!  I’ve made a Sewaholic Yaletown before here.  It was even easier this time as I already had the pieces traced and was very familiar with the pattern.  So when @rocco.sienna, @sewsarahsmith and @sewing_in_spain announced their Instagram…

  • Sometimes I get distracted …

    Sometimes I get distracted …

    I am almost finished my #sewtogetherforsummer Wrap dress, which you might have read about last week.  Due to some careful pattern/stripe matching I am happy with how things are turning out. This Sewaholic pattern, the Yaletown, has been a joy to work with.  This is my second Yaltetown, my first one was made with a…

  • Itch to Stitch Lisbon Cardigan – No Buttons though!

    Itch to Stitch Lisbon Cardigan – No Buttons though!

    Fresh off the Day and Night Dress Challenge, Coffee and Cocktails, I’m headed to Lisbon… … the Lisbon Cardigan by Itch to Stitch, that is. I cut out my pattern pieces and fabric with the help of Sophie!  I love this knit fabric, a “shades of grey” (and black) paisley Topaz knit, 85% polyester, 10%…

  • But I can do this!

    But I can do this!

      I was all set to cut and tape my Itch to Stitch Lisbon Cardigan.  You probably know the one.  Almost everyone has already made one! I was all set to cut out this beautiful knit print that I purchased last August.  Yes, it’s a few months old, not my oldest fabric though!  This is…

  • … and it’s the last of it!

    … and it’s the last of it!

    Last week I made a lovely dress out of my Tower print fabric, here.  I purchased enough for a dress and a top so I was determined to get a dress and a top out of it, even if I made an error cutting out the directional print on one of the skirt pieces last…

  • Nice dress!  Thanks, I made it!! goes to Mexico!

    Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!! goes to Mexico!

    My sister was lucky enough to win a trip to an all-inclusive resort in the Mayan Riviera for two and I was able to jump in and go when her husband was unable! So begins the adventure.  There was a lot of time spent eating at the resort’s various fabulous restaurants, walking the grounds and…