… or “What I did on my summer vacation (Part I)”. I managed to get in a bit of sewing while on vacation. I finished the third skirt of my Sister’s Sewing Projects. I offered to sew up for my sister three skirts and three dresses AND the dress she is going to be wearing to…
Tag: Easy patterns
Picasso’s flowers.
This is my second garment in my Sister’s Sewing Projects. A skirt we call Picasso’s flowers. When you plan on making three skirts and four dresses for you sister, you better be really organized – patterns, fabrics, notions, etc. – so from the start we gave all the fabrics names. Now although this 100% polyester…
The Clark Gable
Hello! This is the first of my “Sister’s Sewing Projects”. In the past, I haven’t named the clothes I made, but each of the garments in this project has definitely earned a name. I remember going through the fabric shops with my sister. We spent hours holding up bolts of fabric, wrinkling them, matching them with others, dragging…
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…
It’s Jungle January!
and I thank you, Pretty Grievances, for hosting this Adventure! Pretty Grievances invites us all to join Jungle January so we can “add animal to our life”. I don’t think I have ever worn or even owned any Jungle prints. I almost thought I wouldn’t be able to bag anything before Jungle January was over! Animal prints are…