Jacket/Coat Kwik Sew 3334 Three Versions in Linen, Lace and Velour. Sew Hopeful3 April, 201415 NOTE: Edited 2019 to add better images and edit text for grammar and clarity. I've been suffering blogging burnout of...
Skirts A 1/4 circle skirt made easy Sew Hopeful8 January, 201410 This post provides lots of information about drafting your own quarter circle skirt. You can use a calculator to work...
Dresses Simplicity 2444 Roses Dress Sew Hopeful5 January, 201428 A few weeks back a saw this dress over on Leisl's Blog. Its Butterick 6582 in a gorgeous stretch cotton sateen from...
Skirts Retro ladies wiggle skirt – Burdastyle Jenny Sew Hopeful29 November, 20138 This was one of those times when a fabric just leaps out at you and demands to made up into something very...
Dresses Simplicity 2588 Version #2 – Straight Skirt Sew Hopeful20 November, 201317 This is the second version of Simplicity 2588, which is a Project Runway Multi-option pattern that I love. My...
Dresses Simplicity 2588 #1 – Flared Skirt Sew Hopeful18 November, 201328 Simplicity 2588 is one of the first patterns I purchased when I started sewing for myself again. In fact,...
Tutorials and Tips Forward sloping shoulder adjustment for a cut on sleeve Sew Hopeful3 October, 201317 I have been sewing Cake Patterns since the very first pattern release. There are a few common features to these...
Dresses Red Velvet Project Red Sew Hopeful2 October, 201327 This is my second version as a pattern tester aka Red Velvet Muse for Cake Patterns. I am representing the...
Dresses Red Velvet Project Blue Sew Hopeful30 September, 201316 I was pretty chuffed to be selected as one of the Cake Patterns Red Velvet "Muses" to test sew Steph's latest pattern...
Dresses Pink Piped McCalls 6011 Sew Hopeful12 September, 201341 Back last year sometime when I was making Simplicity 2444 I found the sewing blog Bernie and I. Bernie and I kept...
Dresses Maxi Elisalex Sew Hopeful6 September, 201323 I love maxi dresses for summer. For this project I combined the Elisalex sleeveless bodice with an a-line maxi...
Jacket/Coat The Jackie Coat Sew Hopeful19 August, 201342 Iconic Patterns Jackie Coat When I first saw this new pattern from local professional seamstress Lena Merrin it was...
Jacket/Coat Colette Anise Jacket Sew Hopeful29 July, 201370 Well, limping to the finish line, a bit battered and bloodied (from needle and pin pricks no doubt) I have finally...
Tutorials and Tips Fitting a Knit Kimono Sleeve for a Small Bust and Narrow Forward Sloping Shoulders Sew Hopeful30 June, 201315 Since I have been sewing for myself for a couple of years now, and reading just about everything I can get my hands on...
Dresses The Elisalex Dress Sew Hopeful13 April, 201329 Well, I finished my Elisalex dress. For a really good rundown of the pattern itself and some other bits of info...
Blouse/Top Pavlova Wrap Top and Circle Skirt Sew Hopeful2 April, 201314 I was a tardy participant to the recent Pavlova 30 Minute a Day Sewalong held by Steph from indi pattern company...
Crochet Free Crochet Patterns Sew Hopeful30 March, 20130 If you are looking for my free crochet patterns, namely the Olivia Skirt and the 1940's Cloche Hat, you can still get...
Blouse/Top Sleeveless Jasmine and Half Circle Skirt Sew Hopeful6 January, 201312 This is the last thing I made in 2012. Two things in fact, a skirt and a blouse. I saw a version of the...
Tutorials and Tips Helpful Links: Sewing with Chiffon Sew Hopeful9 December, 20121 When I start anything new that I don't know much about, I am a bit of an obsessive researcher. Before I started my...
Dresses Simplicity 1880 Sew Hopeful6 December, 20123 My new modified Simplicity 1880 After finishing this pattern for my first ever sewalong, I wore it a few times and...