It started with Stacey. She did the hardest part and produced 3 of the, well lets face it, most gorgeous boys on the face of the planet. And she did it in just over 4 years. I need to go take a nap just thinking about that. When Susan and I heard #3 was on…
Fall Wardrobe: PJs
First up in my series of fall wardrobe sewing: the essential pajama! Just a simple pair of pjs, made from one of the cute ribbed knits in this pile. I made a ringer shirt with long sleeves and thick wristbands, then just traced an old pair of pj pants and lengthened them for the bottoms….
Carefree Clothes for Girls Sew-a-long, Month 5
This month for the Carefree Clothes for Girls Sew-a-Long, we sewed the dress with quilted bodice. It is pretty much identical to this dress that we made for month 2, but with a quilted bodice. Hence the name. This was one of my top 2 favorite things from this book, so I was excited to…
Designer Knock-off
Well, I don’t know if BCBG really counts as a designer, but the price certainly qualified ($400). Here’s the story: My brother-in-law sent me a link to a dress he really wanted to buy for his wife as a present for their 1st anniversary, “because she would look so beautiful in it”. (I know, awwwwww….gag….
Cures for a sewing funk
I wouldn’t say I’m in a sewing funk, more so an “I want to sew things I want to sew, not things I need to sew” funk. I am very proud to say that I spent a whole Saturday doing fiddly little things that just needed to get done. But rather than show you the…