Well, at least this week! I finished my Crepe and am completely in love with it. Most exciting is that this is a straight-from-the box pattern – I did zero pattern alterations. I didn’t even drop the vertical dart point…
finished projects
blog, Burda, finished projects, Vogue
Jenny’s weird cousin, Bertha.
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Anyone who avidly reads my blog posts and sporadic comments on other blogs will know that I have a reluctance to assemble my Burda Jenny pattern that borders on pathological (even with excellent suggestions of paper cutters!) So I did…
blog, finished projects, Vogue
Silk and toile and twirling. A new dress.
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Happy first of November! Happy NaNoWriMO! Who’s doing it? C’mon, everyone ‘fess up. I’m doing it. Are you? I have 1,681 words done. That puts me 14 words ahead of goal. Yay me. OK, down to business. I snuck a…
blog, finished projects, Lady Grey Sewalong
Lady Grey. Served three ways and a wrap-up.
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With a small tear in my eye, I present the final Lady Grey post. It seems I’ve been working on this coat for three years. It also seems that way to Mr. Bug, who is eagerly looking forward to his…
blog, finished projects, Fitting, Hotpatterns
Weekender Cabana ‘t-shirt’. Served three ways.
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I have been on the hunt. For a shirt. The perfect sweater. Also, I hate sewing knits. Also, I was looking for raglan sleeves. But above all, I’m looking for the perfect pattern for a recent acquisition. Nice, heavy cotton…
blog, Butterick, finished projects
From the vault… Butterick 5348 and 4657 franken-dress. What doesn’t work.
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Well folks, I have been a busy bee, catching up on my Lady Grey, but the photographic evidence is not the most scintillating unless you love raggedy seam allowances and orange upholstery fabric, so I’m pulling a pre-blog project out…
blog, Burda, finished projects
My boudoir photo shoot
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So I put a sweater on and artfully exposed one shoulder to show the elastic spaghetti strap of my self drafted cami (with matching PJ bottoms.) I can report after a night of sleep that swimwear material is very comfy…
blog, finished projects, Plotting
A PJ sneak peek and sewing knits is HARD!
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Here’s a sneak peek at boring project week projects #2 and #3. A new set of P.J.’s for me! I just finished them a bit ago so no boudoir shots (bad late night light)! In fact, there may not be…
blog, finished projects
A vintage-inspired apron. With full circle skirt.
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Congratulations to Laurwyn, Alexandra and Psycho Sue for guessing correctly! My basket of fabric and trim were destined for apron-ness (although I ended up sidelining the lace trim for a later project.) The ‘jammie guess and shirt guess would have…
blog, finished projects, Man-projects, Simplicity
Operation birthday jammies. And labels!
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Well! I’ve been on blogging black-out since Thursday while working on my birthday present for Mr. Bug – pajamas. The first man-project of every home sewist, right? The jammies were well received, the fabric was sweatshirt fleece and sinfully pricey flannel…
blog, finished projects, Hotpatterns, Self-stitched September
SSS day 27. Almost done. And a new shirt!
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Befuddled by my Lady Grey muslin and a never-ending stream of cherry tank tops, I took a little time last night and this morning to make a nice new shirt! I was quite surprised to find that I’ve worn my…
blog, finished projects, Hotpatterns
Bo-Ho-De-Luxe Peasant Shirt. Servedthreeways.
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Self-stitched September struck again, forcing me to try out a new pattern to save me from the drudgery of wearing yet another tank-top-and-barely-qualifying-RTW-jeans-with-darts or slightly-creepy-overdressy-for-being-at-home dress. I decided to try out Hotpatterns 1043, the Bo-Ho-De-Luxe Peasant Top. Behold, in all…
blog, finished projects, Fitting, Vogue
A new green dress, served three ways…
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This weekend was beautiful in sunny Minneapolis, with our recent cold snap breaking and a heat wave (ok, it was 75 at the most yesterday!) coming in just in time for a friend’s wedding at the most gorgeous spot in…
blog, Butterick, Fall 2010 wardrobe, finished projects, McCalls
Full circle skirt, served three ways…
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Fifties fever is part of my fall wardrobe plan and I’ve finally finished my version of the menswear-fabric full-circle skirt and bustier look that’s popping up in blogs and the September issue of Vogue. While my version is perhaps…
blog, finished projects, Fitting, Self-stitched September, Simplicity, Trouser fitting
Self-Stitched September – Day 4… my first trousers!
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Spurred on by my increasingly obvious need for more casual clothing, I went shopping yesterday and picked up a couple of pieces of corduroy for the making of trousers and Jenny skirts. I spent the night puttering away and am…
