Until this pattern I've never sewn anything for myself that wasn't from a vintage pattern or self drafted.... ...and I wasn't sure how it would go. For the Fabric Fest fashion show I really wanted to make one of my dresses from Riley Blake's Shuffle fabric. (It's one of my very favorite fabrics right now.) So I needed to find a dress that would showcase the fabric with a simple design. Then one night I was browsing through Burda's dress patterns and I came across this: Burda Pearl Dress ... View the Post
The 90 Minute Dress Tutorial
I actually made this dress at the beginning of the summer (and have worn it everywhere!) but am just now getting to blog about it. A couple years ago I made the caftan dress, and this dress is just an updated version with a little more of a sleeve built into the pattern itself.....but just as easy! And when I say 90 minutes from start to finish.....I promise that it really will be around that amount of time (depending on how much the phone rings, or how many kid questions you have to ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: At Our House You CAN Judge A book By It’s Cover
At our house you CAN judge a book by it's cover. Literally. My kids like to read. Especially Ruth. (Although in her case I should say, "My kids like to be read to.") And you can tell which books get the most use. The books that look the worst, the sorriest, the dirtiest, the most beat up are the most read and by far the most beloved of the bunch. All my life I knew when I "grew up" I would have a home full of books. And I knew I would have a great collection and have them all organized and ... View the Post
Fabric Fest Happenings (and a little something for you)….
A few weeks ago, liZ and I had the opportunity to attend Fabric Fest, a sewing conference that was put on by Riley Blake Designs in Las Vegas. It was a wonderful mid-week conference of sewing, food, and new friends and we really had the best time. We met people from all over the world (hello new Aussie friends!) and we laughed more than we have laughed in a long time. As part of Fabric Fest we taught a pattern-drafting class for drafting a children's bodice and then did a panel discussion ... View the Post
The Halloween comin’ around and Halloween pasts…..
So, the talk of Halloween costumes has begun around these here parts.And I have one child who has requirements for a costume.Requirements? Yep. Requirements. The requirements are that (1) the costume has to be old, (2) something "nobody else at my school will be" and it has to be (3) something "funny or pretty." (I don't know where she gets all these things from--couldn't be her mom could it?)So, while riding home from Fabric Fest we started brainstorming costumes that would fit the ... View the Post
Coats and Clark National Sewing Month Giveaway
Did you know that September is National Sewing Month?I am sure you did and the best part is that Coats and Clark wants to help you celebrate your National Sewing Month projects, and you have 5 chances to win!Recently I was on the prowl for some neon pink thread for the Vintagely Modern Neon Skirt I made and could NOT find anything to match in my stash. The light pink was too light, the dark was too dark. But when I went to my sewing supply store of course, Coats and Clark already has neon pink ... View the Post
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