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Grey Marl 27 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
I have officially reached the point in my sewing learning arc where it is easier, faster, and cheaper to make something than to buy it. Yesterday, I copied my daughter’s favorite trousers in one after...
3 Shades of Menswear Skirt 26 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
It’s a skirt! I’ve been obsessed with the fall fashion mags, as I am every August, and menswear seems to be a big trend. I happen to have some menswear because I bought a wool bundle from michaelsfabr...
3 Shades of Menswear 25 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
My current project, made of wool suiting
For the Most Elegant of Trenches 16 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
My daughter likes her new coat! As I mentioned in the previous post, I made a trench coat for her out of this fabric when she was five. She is now nine, and was still wearing it up until a couple of w...
A Little More Room 12 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Round about 3 1/2 years ago, I made a couple of silk trench coats for my kids. The 5-year-old that I made the larger one for is now 9, and I noticed last week that she is still wearing it. The sleeves...
Tweed and Satin and Lace, Oh My! (part 2) 10 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Here we will discuss the jacket portion of our entertainment. I made it with a lovely plaid cashmere, trimmed in silk duchesse satin and lined in silk charmeuse. I’m hoping it turns into my go-to card...
Tweed and Satin and Lace, Oh My (part 1) 9 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
A few weeks ago when I was browsing my fabric closet, this tweed cashmere and black lace kind of jumped out at me as the perfect fall ensemble. Then later, as I was searching out trim for the jacket, ...
I love a good cuff 8 Aug 2013 | 10:17 am
This is the cuff on a jacket that I’m making. The plaid is cashmere; the silk is a duchesse satin. It will (might?) be finished soon.
Tweed, Satin, and Lace 3 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
My project-in-progress.
Camp Talisman 31 Jul 2013 | 10:01 am
My older daughter goes to sleepaway camp for the first time next week! I made this doll and sent it to camp along with a letter so she’ll have it when she arrives. It’s a bit like a paper doll, but ma...
