I hate skinny jeans. I refuse to buy them. I bought a ticket for the boot-cut bandwagon on it’s maiden voyage and I’m never getting off. But I love boots. I love stomping around in them, I love the sense of empowerment they endow, and I love the contrast when you wear them with soft…
Family Applique Shirts: A Tutorial
When a family you love expands by one, and the new family member is a baby girl preceded by two girls, it’s quite possible that said loved family doesn’t need a whole lot. I suggest laying the question before the Mama. What do you need? After discussion, we decided on some family matchy-matchy. Well, I…
Side Panel Shirt Refashion: A Tutorial
This one’s an oldie but a goodie. Refashion a knit shirt by inserting panels of fabric on the sides. The practical reasons behind doing this refashion could be: 1. make a small shirt bigger 2. make a big shirt smaller 3. get rid of unsightly evidence of perspiration 4. use tapered fabric inserts to make…
Brave or Crazy: An Adventure into Dressmaking
Back in the day I used to think that I could sew. I used to play with my mother’s sewing machine and I have no idea where that machine is now but my guess is that I destroyed it. I had no respect for how delicate the whole needle/tension/bobbin situation can be. I remember breaking…
The Milkmaid Skirt: A Tutorial
On a recent trip to London, I bought myself a cute skirt labeled “milkmaid skirt”. Not really sure why, as this would be close to the most impractical thing to wear while milking a lactating animal, but cute nonetheless. I decided I had to copy it in little girl sizes. The following is a tutorial…