V8324

Here's one of my favorite blouses. Unfortunately, the photograph doesn't show it to it's advantage! I would like to have seen a...

S2703

Here's my finished jacket. Do I look like a stop-light? Stand me in an intersection, and I can direct traffic! Even with it's brigh...

Rainy Day Finds

What's a girl to do on a rainy day but buy fabric! DH and I had errands to do today, and a stop at the local Jo's was on the list. I...

On the Home Stretch

Jacket is almost done. Yay! I've called it "green", but honestly--it's chartreuse. Neon chartreuse. Maybe psychedelic even...

Sewing Videos

In a recent issue of Sew News, and in the ASG newsletter, "Notions", there are links to websites that offer sewing videos. For a ...

Call Me Red

Here's my version of McCall's5594. This jacket isn't orange, as the photo shows, but red. My hair is, well--red! The pattern has...

One Fine Day

Ahhhh--this was a great sewing day for me. Yahoo! I spent a good portion of today in my sewing room. I had to take time out for laundry a...

Patterns Please

I had a dental appointment today. That is one of my least favorite ways to spend time. Even though it was uneventful, I was anxious. My hygi...

Heads Up!

Simplicity patterns are 99 cents coming up at Jo's--Thursday through Saturday. Get em' while they're hot. Or not. I worked on my...

Basting, Basting, 1,2,3

I had high expectations for this day. This morning I started hand basting batiste to the lime green fabric for my jacket. That took quite a ...

Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave

---when first we practice to deceive! That includes sewing patterns. They are sneaky, sometimes. At first glance, S2703 looks as if it has a...