Here’s a fun and easy project (with a free pattern!) to get you thinking about summer. I love the ombre effect, which is popular right now. They suggest trimming each band with fringe, giving the skirt some nice weight. The pattern (thank you…
Was there ever any doubt I’d get this done in time for Easter? (Well, there was here, haha.) Anyhow you can see, in spite of the fact that it’s been a rough few days (more on that later) since last Wednesday, I…
Back around the first of the year I heard about a group that was being formed with the goal in mind of sewing all the patterns from 1912’s La Mode Illustree. This is in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of…
I am late, late, late posting today’s What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday pic. The site was down for a while, then not operating correctly for another while. At the moment all seems to be well… I hope! Anyhow, here’s what’s happening in…
Today is the first Wednesday in several weeks that does not find the trench coat on my worktable. Instead, it is done and hanging in my closet. In fact, it’s raining today, so I got to wear it, yay! I quickly discovered that…
I finally finished my trench coat, sewed the buttons on during the Patriots game last night. Go Pats! Sadly, the pattern I used, Simplicity 4084, is out of print. It was a freebie from Threads Magazine a few years ago, so some…
Happy Wednesday, ya’ll! Today is the day we not only share what’s on our workdesks, but also travel the world (virtually speaking) checking out the desks of creative folks from all over. Join us at Julia’s to get started, it’s fascinating. My…
Finally I have some completed garments to show you. First off is the jacket and top from this pattern: What the pattern cover does not make clear is that the jacket can be made in two different lengths (as well as having…
Today’s workdesk pic requires a little bit of background info. As I mentioned in previous posts, I’ve lost quite a bit of weight in the past year. So a couple weekends ago I spent a Saturday morning trying on just about every…
