Tag: Single fold bias tape

  • Finishing that friggin’ UFO … (Part 2)

    Finishing that friggin’ UFO … (Part 2)

    I apologize for not posting sooner.  I did continue working on my Sister’s shirt/jacket during the last week, the final chapter of my Sister’s Sewing Projects, although I am sure she will eventually think of something else for me to do!  I am using Simplicity 5455, a pattern from 2003.  I started it here using two wonderful fabrics,…

  • A perfect place for my pockets.

    A perfect place for my pockets.

    Perhaps you remember my denim skirt?  I spent a couple of days trying to decide whether to sew on the back pockets, or not.  Well, I have found a perfect place for them! A while ago, I found the FREE pdf pattern from By Hand London, the Polly Top.  I knew it would be perfect for the…

  • The Big Decisions.

    The Big Decisions.

    The weather today was so changeable, I sat here this morning trying to decide if I should put the laundry on the clothes line… or take photos for my blog.  What should I do?   You might remember last post I was fighting to make my dress pattern work with my fabric and my body.  That…

  • Still “sitting on the fence”!

    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…

  • 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…

  • You are too late to see the “birds”!

    You are too late to see the “birds”!

    The April challenge for The Monthly Stitch WAS “put a bird on it”! Well it is too late for that now … my cats chased after them and they all flew away – all that’s left is the feathers! Guilty as charged!  Just look at them!

  • 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).

  • It’s not that bad, I’ve seen UFO’s older than this …

    It’s not that bad, I’ve seen UFO’s older than this …

    … my UnFinished Object is only from April!  I found it and two others when I was cleaning up my pattern and fabric stash! I’m surprised I never finished this shirt right away as I love this fabric!  Then again, I am glad I didn’t finish it right away as by the time I did…