Tag: topstitching

  • I Finally Finished My Jeans After Two Years!

    I Finally Finished My Jeans After Two Years!

    This time it was my jeans!!!  They were cut out of a black denim in 2019.  I can’t remember what type of denim it was or where I purchased it.  Sorry!  That was so long ago!  I do know that I used Vogue 8774, which I have used many times successfully.  I made them from…

  • Sewing Jeans:  Pockets and Fly Front

    Sewing Jeans: Pockets and Fly Front

    I’ve started on my Jeans! The fabric has been cut out and sitting in pile for a little while now. It’s about time! I’m using Vogue V8774 and a black denim with a bit of a stretch. I’ve made Jeans before here, and I already have a matching denim jacket here. This will be my…

  • Sewing with Cork Fabric!

    Sewing with Cork Fabric!

    I’ve been busy making another bag for my friend. I call it The Gemma© Bag! My friend told me what style of bag she liked and very nicely let me go with the flow! She had her choice of Cork Fabrics and chose these two beauties. When it comes to choosing Cork Fabric, I learned…

  • It’s finally finished!

    It’s finally finished!

    Part of my #makenine 2019 Challenge is this pattern, Islander Sewing Systems Jacket Express. I have made this pattern before here. This time though, I was determined not to make the same mistake again. (Putting the buttons and buttonholes on the wrong sides – seriously!!!!) If you would like to read and see the photos…

  • So to continue my …

    So to continue my …

    #makenine2019 and my Islander Sewing Systems “Jacket Express”! Last week my sewing got off to a rough start! First of all a couple of Fridays ago, I couldn’t get home without taking a good run, a few times, at the first of many hills we have … without success. I abandoned my vehicle on the…

  • McCall’s M7390 – I sort of like it.

    McCall’s M7390 – I sort of like it.

    I bought this pattern, McCall’s M7390, a while ago and have waited all this time to find a striped fabric that would work.  I did find a 100% linen with wide uneven stripes which I liked, but when the sales person measured it up, there was only 1.4 m left on the bolt.  My pattern…

  • I have to have the perfect Zippered Crossbody bag … (Part 2)

    I have to have the perfect Zippered Crossbody bag … (Part 2)

    I have really been enjoying this project!  My inspiration was the Sallie Tomato Zippy Crossbody Bag.  I started it last post here and finished it just this week. There weren’t many details to finish it off.  Let me show you how I did it …

  • What can I say?  I still had some denim strips left!

    What can I say? I still had some denim strips left!

    And I’m certainly not one to waste recycled denim!  So let’s make another bag.  This one is not quite big enough to hold my iPad, not like the last one I made.  This one seemed to go together quicker too!  Perhaps it wasn’t as “fancy” or perhaps I’m actually getting used to throwing them together?!?…