Year of Awareness, 2021 Designers Review
Let’s face it, the year of less was a total joke. I adopted the mantra from a book where the author tried not shopping for one year. Her addiction to shopping changed into other addictions [...]
So You Think You Can Quilt
Every year I get wildly inspired to create a huge project that I know nothing about and mess up all along the way! I wanted to make something more memorable this time, something that would [...]
Where the Locals Buy Mardi Gras Fabric, Trip to New Orleans
We visit New Orleans the most because my little grandma, cousin, and uncles live there. We love the culture, food, people, and the WARM weather. NOLA has a bunch of amazing fabric stores, including the [...]
Making Patches on a Regular Sewing Machine
My blog as has taken a back seat after the newest Apple update crashed my computer. Apple was kind enough to wipe it clean and restore it to a 2014 update - and today I [...]
Mondrian Was A Replicant
What I didn't know when I set out to replicate this dress is that it was not from the 1960s. Yves St. Laurent designed this dress after Piet Mondrian's art work and debuted it at [...]
The Three Year WIP
Perhaps you have one of these... or maybe even a few? You know, you start a project and then somewhere along the way it goes into a bag or the closet and soon enough it [...]
This Sewing Machine is Amazing, But Why?
Have you ever tried something that looked so easy only to find out it was an uncontrollable challenge? This was my lesson in free motion sewing machine embroidery. I watched a few YouTube videos, thought [...]
Patterns From Down Under
G'day! Have you ever fallen in love with something so odd... and then, the next thing you know your drawers are chockers full of the bloody item? In 2012 I was introduced to Style Arc patterns, [...]
Five Easy Tips to Sew Your Own Vintage Clothing
Every day is great day to share my love and knowledge of sewing patterns and because my pattern reading and layout class is tonight I also have motivation. It all started when I thrifted a [...]
How to! The Swan Dress and Reverse Appliqué
Wait till you see how easy this is! The Refabrication Challenges have really stoked the flames of creativity and pioneering new territories. March's challenge was to make something out of knits and/or denim. I hope [...]
Fashions of the Mola, A Trip to Cleveland Museum of Art
When a friend shows you a fashion exhibit that can be visited in a single day trip, I highly recommend going. This exhibit, Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá, and The Cleveland Museum of Art [...]
Simplicity in Your Pants
This year, for every month, I've chosen a themed project with a list to ensure I use my time productively. Last month I made swimwear, January was hat month, and March was all about the active [...]