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Untitled 3 Nov 2011 | 11:56 am
This is now OOP McCalls 5764, view B. A very quick and easy project that I modified slightly by adding a lining. The cape itself is camel camelhair from fabricmart, and the lining this fantastic orang...
Untitled 19 Oct 2011 | 11:22 am
This is the first straight vintage dress I've sewn in a long time! This pattern appears to have been a freebie obtained by mailing in a Kotex box top. Based on the advertising in with the directions, ...
Untitled 10 Sep 2011 | 05:13 am
As promised, more of the many unblogged projects! This is McCalls now OOP 5936, which I've made before. Its a great pattern, but what makes it so great is the peplum.... which is totally not visible o...
Untitled 9 Sep 2011 | 08:30 am
Thanks for all the kind comments on the dress, and kind wishes for my marriage! Its less than a month out, and I'm pretty darn excited. This is a classic Vogue 7975 I actually sewed at the end of las...
Untitled 31 Aug 2011 | 01:52 pm
I'm alive and well and sewing! For photographic proof, just see all the bottled water in the lower right hand corner of the picture - its from my hurricane preparedness hysteria last week (although, t...
Untitled 15 Mar 2011 | 12:25 pm
Today I'm posting two items I made last year. First is a (very) warm winter jacket from McCalls 5984. The fabrics is a beautiful (but hard to photograph!) couture black wool fur from fabricmart, that ...
Untitled 7 Mar 2011 | 01:59 pm
Long time, no post. I made two beautiful winter coats in January, neither of which I've managed to get any photos of, despite wearing one almost every day. Rather than wait until I capture one of thos...
Untitled 24 Nov 2010 | 03:26 pm
An incredibly productive sewing weekend and question for the crowd. Last weekend was a sewing bonanaza due to an uncharacteristic amount of free time. I finished three dresses (completely – even hems...
Untitled 14 Nov 2010 | 01:21 pm
I haven't stopped sewing, I've just been a very delinquent blogger! And bad about taking photos. What can I say? I've been really busy the past few months. Previously I wouldn't even bother to sew if ...
Untitled 5 Jul 2010 | 11:47 am
Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, two cotton work dresses. I have a habit of starting to hoard summery cotton prints starting in January and by the time summer actually rolls around, I usually have mo...
