Tag: The Monthly Stitch

  • The Button that took three days to sew on…

    The Button that took three days to sew on…

    and I don’t even have a good reason why it took so long!  Life just got in the way, I guess.  But this skirt sat for three days waiting for one button.  I suppose this is one reason why we have UFO’s (un finished objects). I downloaded the PDF pattern from Dixie DIY – the…

  • Still working on my Indie Patterns…

    Still working on my Indie Patterns…

    And I am sooo enjoying it!  This time I am using a pattern from Skinny Bitch Curvy  Chick, the Tonic 2 – with a few modifications. I have made the sleeves shorter for the summer and have made the hemline shorter in the front and longer in the back (like a mullet?). I found a…

  • Indie Pattern Month and a 2nd “New to Me”

    Indie Pattern Month and a 2nd “New to Me”

    Ok it’s a re-run. Is it still a New-to-me if I have made it already?  I don’t care!  I just wanted to show you how much I really like this pattern from Teach Me Fashion, the two tone singlet! This material was a polyester but it is so silky.  It was even a little slippery…

  • Indie Pattern Month and a “New-to-Me”

    Indie Pattern Month and a “New-to-Me”

    Some of us already know it is Indie Pattern Month at the Monthly Stitch, and for those who don’t… Well… It is! This week’s challenge is “New-to-Me” – you have to sew up something using a pattern from an independent pattern maker, but it has to be a maker you have never tried before. I…

  • The Red Top – as easy as pie!

    The Red Top – as easy as pie!

    May has been “Sew Stretchy” Month and I am enjoying sewing these knit tops.  This one is Butterick B5645 sewn with a 96% polyester 4% spandex. I love patterns that give you a few variations. I have a wild red, white, and black paisley print and a solid black for the sleeves.  The pattern is…

  • Sew the right sides together!

    Sew the right sides together!

    It is lovely seeing the hot weather come, even if a day of showers is thrown in every now and again!  Guess that is why everything is so green here!  Oh, haha, speaking of “green”… Let me show you my “May Monthly Stitch” knit top.  I broke the rules with this one.  Shame.  I used…

  • I have the right to change my mind…

    I have the right to change my mind…

    Don’t I? I love this fabric, so soft and light and silky (ITY knit – polyester/Lycra).  I thought I should make this lovely summer dress – McCall’s M6922.  I traced the pieces for the short sleeve version of the dress and cut out my fabric.   I very easily sewed together the eight panels with…