Tag: Vogue

  • It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  And I’m So Pleased!

    It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! And I’m So Pleased!

    It’s done!  And I’m so pleased!  For a while now, I have been eyeballing this outfit from Marina Hoermanseder.  I just had to have it!  Of course, it’s not my style to wear short shorts to work, so instead I opted for the longer look of wide pants, or  culottes.  Here’s Marina Hoermanseder’s ORIGINAL…

  • DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  Another lovely find!

    DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Another lovely find!

    Just browsing through blogs today, I found a lovely Designer Garment COPIED by Amanda of Sew Deputy, which fit the #DESIGNINDECEMBER theme exactly.  I just begged Amanda to let me show it to you.  So if you haven’t seen it yet, here it is…  Amanda found a Chloe Metallic Jacquard dress and had to have it for her…

  • DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  Speechless

    DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Speechless

    Just Speechless…  Tonight for DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER I have the pleasure of introducing the one and only Mads of Life in A “Mads” House.  Mads might have come to her design in a roundabout way but she has made a lovely copy of this designer dress by Elie Saab.

  • It really is BLACK!

    It really is BLACK!

    Honestly, why is BLACK so difficult to photograph?  It must just suck in all the light around it!  Anyway… I have finished my 4th pair of pants, black ones, after spending extensive time with the muslin and making three pairs after that.  I thought my blue pair was my favourite – best fitting and lovely fabric.  Those…

  • Betcha by Golly ya thought it was gonna be about a UFO!

    Betcha by Golly ya thought it was gonna be about a UFO!

    You know how it is.  You finish a garment and there is something that is not quite right about it.  So you put it aside for later… and there it sits. Two weeks ago, I posted about my finished blue pants.  The only problem is that I sewed the invisible zipper in too close and…

  • The Good News … and the Bad News.

    The Good News … and the Bad News.

    The Good News … I’m feeling better, even though my nose doesn’t.  I felt good enough to spend most of this weekend sewing.  Yippee!  You might remember, I left off with the slash pockets being completed on my third pair of pants (out of the four I want to make for myself).  Gotta love that RTW…

  • Three (almost three) Out of Four Done!

    Three (almost three) Out of Four Done!

    Let me explain…  This past week our household was hit with the worst “COLD” in its history.  It started with our Daughter, then Me, then Mr. Green Thumb.  It hasn’t hit our Son yet, but Heaven help us if he gets it as he is in the middle of a University term and can’t afford…

  • Progress?  So far – Two out of Four!  (and the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Challenge button’s up!)

    Progress? So far – Two out of Four! (and the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Challenge button’s up!)

    I am making progress!  I have needed new pants in my wardrobe for a while now, but since I signed up for the RTW Challenge last January, I have refused to purchase any.  There has been a lot of sewing this year – thoughtful sewing! To start the pants-making process, I made my muslin, and…