Tag: clothing
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New Look Skirt 6899
I have entirely too many skirts, but I didn’t come to this realization before I cut into my most recent project: New Look Skirt 6899. I used Anna Maria Horner’s Little Folks collection in Village Path, Berry. It has such a great, light weight to it and the hand is so silky. It’s a big step…
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New Look Skirt 6899
There is nothing consistent about my wardrobe. I don’t really own a certain style and I certainly don’t own a specific size. I have skirts, pants and shorts ranging in sizes from 2 to 10. They all fit so it’s not a matter of my fluctuating body – it’s a matter of fluctuating sizes within…
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Blueprint
A few weekends ago I watched my niece enjoying a fashion program on Bravo. She looked so intense, commenting on the folds of the fabric, the shape, the style. For a second I lost sight of the fact she was 11. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be fun to design a shirt for her?” So I…
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Blue Dress
In my last post I mentioned that I was back in the groove with sewing. There were a few things that had taken me out of the groove… errrr, or that caused me to never actually be IN the groove… namely, my inability to use my machines. I’m embarrassed to admit that both machines had…
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Or maybe I’m not
Last post I bragged about how I was really starting something– a new sweater about which I was SO excited. And I was. Until I knit the bust in two nights, tried it on and realized it was too big. It took me a few weeks to get around to ripping it but finally I…