A Couple of Things

Not much sewing has been coming from my hands.  Testing, muslins, etc. but nothing that I've felt like blogging about.  I have kept up w...

Midtown Trench Beginning

Fall is in the air, and I find myself in need of a lightweight coat.  I've decided on Indygo Junction's Midtown Trench. I first paid...

Summer Hats and Sure Fit

Long time between blog posts.  I haven't sewn much in the last few weeks.  But, with the season about to change, I expect a resurgence o...

My First SureFitDesigns Garment

But, not my last!  I've been following the discussion about SureFitDesigns on Stitcher's Guild for some time.  A while ago, I took ...

Butterick met Kenneth King and produced---

This: T hreads #158 had a tutorial by Kenneth King, using what he calls "bias strip insertion".   Bias strips are cut and folded, ...

Sure Fit Designs

I've been looking and thinking about  http://www.surefitdesigns.com/  for quite some time.   C arolyn started using this system a year o...

Oh, That Jacket!

The iconic Chanel jacket-never goes out of style.  Here she is again in Claire Shaeffer for Vogue 8804.   Three piece sleeve (even though th...