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Cutting Line Designs – A New Dimension 27 May 2013 | 09:26 pm
A New Dimension is the latest pattern from Cutting Line Designs. I started looking forward to this pattern when I first saw the samples. In the thread devoted to CLD patterns on Stitcher’s Guild, Loui...
Burda to the rescue 17 May 2013 | 05:47 pm
Back last year when it was Shirt A Month time, I wanted to revisit some of the Folkwear patterns that I still have from my old hippie days. I enjoy ethnic/folkloric styles, and wanted to make somethin...
Top A Month #4 – Burdastyle + Sewing Workshop 28 Apr 2013 | 04:36 pm
It’s nearing the end of April and I haven’t made a knit top for the TAM exercise. But I did make a woven, so that will be “Miss April”. It is almost always satisfying to go back to the Burda magazine ...
Vogue 8536 again 24 Mar 2013 | 03:05 pm
There’s a Top A Month sewalong on Stitcher’s Guild that I am trying to keep up with and hope that it will do as much for my knit sewing as the shirt sewalong did last year for my shirtmaking abilities...
Ottobre Triangle and CLD Pure & Simple 19 Mar 2013 | 09:28 pm
The spring issue of Ottobre Woman arrived about a month ago and what a good issue it is! The editor says they have added a new Finnish designer, Cecilia Sorensen, to the staff. Maybe she is responsibl...
a knit top and some pants fitting 28 Feb 2013 | 08:42 pm
This post is mainly to get some photos on the web so I can post them in some forums, so it may be a little short on text. First up, a top from V8536, which is one of their basic design patterns – a kn...
artist in motion tunic 18 Feb 2013 | 04:04 pm
Last week we heard that there’s a new Cutting Line pattern on the way. Time to get the last one made, right? Artist In Motion includes a shirt/tunic and cute little vestee. I was actually all set to ...
Happy blogiversary, Jilly Be! 20 Jan 2013 | 04:32 pm
There’s a blogiversary being celebrated over at JillyBeJoyful! My heart is warmed and I am honored that Jilly included one of my little old products in her anniversary giveaway. The giveaway has alrea...
shirt a month wrap-up 11 Dec 2012 | 05:31 pm
It was last year around this time that I sewed the shirt that led to the resolution to improve my shirtmaking skills. I was unhappy with my performance in the shirt-y details. The sleeve plackets wer...
SAM 11 & 12 17 Nov 2012 | 07:43 pm
Ah, the shirt a month discipline is over! Not that I’m happy to see it go, it’s just nice to complete a long-term project. Reflections and re-cap will be the subject for another post. This one is just...
