Spring is here! I’m so excited for spring sewing! I have some really exciting projects coming up. I’ve also started following Charlotte Powell’s new page Sewcial Events and Challenges on Instagram. She keeps track of tons of challenges and sewalongs and makes it so easy to participate. For April, my goals are
For the Work to Weekend segment of this year’s dress project, I really wanted to feature a wrap dress with a straighter skirt. I had Vogue 9313 in my stash and decided it was a great time to try it out. I ended up making view A from a wonderful stretch cotton gingham from
The Sew Over It Eve dress has become a cult classic in the sewing community. Come spring, it seems like everyone is whipping up those flutter sleeves and dipped hems. Beautiful! While that version is most popular, I was really drawn to the other option featuring a straight hem and narrow mid-length
I have been wanting to sew Simplicity 8735 since it came out late last summer. With it’s classic shape and multiple variations, I knew it would be perfect for the Work to Weekend segment of my wrap dress project. I paired it with a foxy crepe. The neutral tones and black background
As I mentioned in my introductory post about my wrap dress project, the first category of patterns is Work to Weekend. I searched for patterns that would work in a range of fabrics and for a range of occasions. Since it was my first go round with wrap dresses, I wanted to
Dear Mom, Your love, care and kindness for me taught me how to love and respect myself and others. You showed me that I was cool enough without Lunchables, Power Rangers or black under eye liner. You shaped me into a person of character and integrity and modeled how to find joy
I made a wrap dress last year and it wasn’t great. I was determined to try again, so I started shopping around for a pattern with a little more shaping for the bust. As I was shopping around for a wrap dress pattern, I was overwhelmed by the amount of options. I
I was going to title this “Winter Plans” but, uh, it’s mid-February, and I feel like “plans” isn’t quite accurate, since I likely won’t get to every project. I’m hoping these garments will fill some holes in my everyday wardrobe. I made up a couple nice dresses in the last few months,
Autumn, remember autumn? It feels like so long ago. Way back in September – way back before we moved into our new house, Em and I went to America, celebrated the winter holidays, sold my parents’ house, Em and I came back from America – ya, way back then, I made a
I’m a planner when it comes to sewing. Usually when I see something I like, I think about how to make it work with the patterns or fabric I already have, and I usually have to see lots of versions I love before I buy a new pattern, because I have so
