Tag: Easy patterns

  • A SHOUT OUT TO MARY ANN!  (and my #mmmay15)

    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!

    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…

  • Last post ….

    Last post ….

    … for 2014! The other week I showed you my housecoat, which I did up, mostly, without a pattern.  This week I’ve got the PJ’s done.  I’m using an EASY pattern, McCall’s M7060. I could have probably used the same bodice sloper I used for my housecoat, as there isn’t much to the PJ top,…

  • Hunkering down for the winter…

    Hunkering down for the winter…

    … not that it has even snowed yet.  Hopefully it will not be anything like the freaky Winter of ’96 (photo below and see source post here).

  • Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!

    Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!

    It’s time to announce the winners of last week’s giveaway!  I used a List Randomizer on Random.org to pick the winners.  I typed in all your names, pressed “go” and it randomly sorted your names, with the first two names being: 1. UtaC 2. Sewing with Scoobys I did the same for my two pattern names…

  • OWOP week – Sept 6 to Sept 12

    OWOP week – Sept 6 to Sept 12

    It’s OWOP week (One Week, One Pattern – organized this year by Handmade Jane).  This is the week to wear the same pattern every day for seven days. Butterick B5988 is my go-to tee pattern.  If you have read my blog before, you might recognize these.  I really, really wanted to get another one made,…

  • A Tale of Four Tees – Last but not Least!

    A Tale of Four Tees – Last but not Least!

    Tonight I am catching up on my TNT Tee Contest posts and I wish to show you my last Tee, the 4th.  I have my Tee #1 here, and Tee #2 here and here is Tee #3.  You already know that this is my 4th make with my Butterick pattern – B5988.  With this one…

  • A Tale of Four Tees – #3

    A Tale of Four Tees – #3

    I finished Patternreview’s TNT Tee Contest.  My 4 Tees are done, submitted to Patternreview, now I can finish posting about them here.  I have my Tee #1 here, and my Tee #2 here and here is my Tee #3….  I am still using my Butterick pattern B5988, although this time I have stuck to the…