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