Another Cleo Skirt for me! This fabric...GAH...just...love. With a black tee and boots, it's a great outfit for winter (I wear black leggings underneath).Back view:Side view:Fabric: Loominous II by Anna Maria...
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The type of fabric you choose for a sewing project can really transform it. Here's an example: I made this lovely Cleo Skirt with rayon, and it's quite different than the gingham one...
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Every time I make another Cleo skirt I think it's my favorite. This Cleo is my favorite. It doesn't hurt that I splurged and bought some Liberty lawn for this...
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Another Cleo Skirt today! This is View B of the pattern, which features the longer length and inseam pockets, sewn up in a lovely Carolina 1" gingham. This skirt (like...
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The Cleo skirt pattern is nearly ready HERE! This week, we're putting the finishing touches on the layout, getting the yardage charts ready to share, working on the shop listing,...
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Look! I sewed myself a dress for the endless number of fancy holiday soirees/parties I've been invited to!! KIDDING. So much kidding. My holidays are so low-key these days, what with it...
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New knit turtleneck! New glasses! I thought it would be fun to try one of my new Sidewalk knits in a grown up turtleneck. I used another Seamwork pattern, Neenah,...
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Oh Nani Iro double gauze, how I love you so. I sewed this delightful fabric into a Cleo Skirt earlier this summer. I la-la-love it. Double gauze is so crazy comfortable...
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Here's something I whipped up the other day: an Astoria top from Seamwork magazine in the art class print from Sidewalk. I think it works (as do many of the prints in...
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I'm so excited to be a part of the Observer fabric blog tour today! I'm showing off this lovely voile indigo-shibori print from my dear friend April Rhodes' latest line of fabric...
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I realize my need to add pom poms to things I make is becoming borderline obsessive. I haven't found a support group yet, so it is going to be ADD POMS TO ALL...
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You may remember that earlier this year I made a pair of Luna Pants from this very same fabric. One day by chance I folded those pants on top of a pair...
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Started these last year as part of a larger Pants-Shorts Experiment (an experiment that included two pairs of shorts, a fitted cropped ankle pant, and a pair of flared corduroy pants, none...
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Hey look I made a new maxi dress! This is technically my first "make" for 2016.This dress is great but the thing that really makes you go WOW is the fabric, which...
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At the beginning of last year I had a ridiculously long list of things I wanted to sew. I also had a baby who was less than a year old...
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