• Ilona’s Future’s so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!

    Ilona’s Future’s so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!

    I have certainly learned a lot cleaning up Ilona – my Singer 15-88.  As you know from this post my Mom has given me her and her sister’s Vintage Sewing Machines.  I even bought myself a small hammer and a screwdriver…  you know, one of those ones with a bunch of different attachments?  I took…

  • Fabric Frenzy!

    Fabric Frenzy!

    … or what I like to call “My Pilgrimage to the Church of Fabricana”.  I’m not in the least obsessive or possessive regarding all things sewing related.  (Ya, right!)  I have even sworn off fabric shopping – PERIOD – for the last year.  Well, except for the couple of purchases I made about a month…

  • A simple Boho skirt… and Daniel Craig.

    A simple Boho skirt… and Daniel Craig.

    A friend has asked if I can make her a Boho/peasant skirt similar to one she owns already.  No problem, happy to assist… it just might cost you a few “mike’s Hard Black Cherry Lemonade” beverages though!   C.P. (let’s call her that) has done her research and came equipped with instructions she has found…

  • The ladies I hang out with…

    The ladies I hang out with…

    are ladies that need a lot of attention, but their company is so rewarding. To start from the beginning, we are presently helping our parents move from a home they have been in for forty years to a seniors’ home.  There is a lot to go through – some is moved with them, some is…

  • My denim skirt – pockets on/pockets off!

    My denim skirt – pockets on/pockets off!

    I’m am going to start off by apologizing… this post just might be photo-heavy, but don’t worry that won’t strop me from talking too much! I am so happy!  I have finished my denim skirt – finally!  It has been a slow process, but for the most part, enjoyable.  I loved all the different techniques involved…

  • My Denim Skirt Dilemma.

    My Denim Skirt Dilemma.

    Alas, I am still working on my Sewaholic Hollyburn to Denim Skirt makeover.  I have been pinning/unpining and trying on/taking off and puzzling over/avoiding my skirt for the last three days now, trying to decide what to do.  Has there ever been so much indecision in my life!?  (I hope not!  I hope there is only indecision with…

  • More on my denim skirt…

    More on my denim skirt…

    Hello all, me again.  I’ve had a couple of “distractions” over the last week therefore I haven’t quite finished my denim skirt, but I thought I would show you what I have accomplished so far – and perhaps this week you might even get a laugh out of it! I started my denim skirt by cutting out a Sewaholic…

  • I’ve decided to make a denim skirt…

    I’ve decided to make a denim skirt…

    from my Sewaholic Hollyburn skirt pattern.  I cut this pattern out last week from some 100% pre-washed cotton I found in my stash.  I still have a good metre or so left so I’ll have to think of another project for it.  Do any of you have a favourite tank top pattern that could use the remainder…