Hey, it’s a Saturday Musings post! Grab a beverage … Okay, so I don’t like expansion packs for sewing patterns. Hence the title of this post. Note that I did not title this post ‘why I don’t like expansion packs’. You see, I don’t actually know why I don’t like them! So I thought I’d […]
Hello wonderful readers and visitors! It’s been a looooong time since my last post, hasn’t it? And I’m supposed to apologize for that … but I can’t. What! Yeah. Life has been crazy, very crazy, and that separation from my sewing room and sewing space was all too real and surprisingly difficult. Did you know […]
As mentioned in previous posts, I’m making myself a whole new wardrobe. Due to circumstances in my personal life, I may be unable to sew in May and June, possibly longer. Until then, I’m cram-sewing multiples of things to get myself ready for spring, which is every bit as exhausting as it sounds. And every […]
Grab your tea/wine/coffee/seltzer water – it’s time for a personal post. I miss these, don’t you? (*crosses fingers, bates breath*) I have been sewing a lot. Using it like therapy? Like a crutch? Nah. More like a pillow when the alarm clock goes off in the morning. Lah lah lah, I can’t hear you, life. […]
It’s the month of love and my half-birthday AND the Super Bowl (which is today!), so the theme for February posts is ‘looking pretty’. Because that makes sense. Yes. Back in January 2017, Alethia of Sew Much Talent (Sew Much Talent (GR) on Facebook) showcased her knockout version of McCall’s 6278 on Facebook. I couldn’t […]
You read that right: between the fabric and the pattern for this amazing wearable muslin, I spent less than $4. How, you ask? Read on to see how I whipped up this custom fitted pattern by Lekala. (This is not a sponsored post :-p I’m just that big of a Lekala fan.) I spent the […]
Happy New Year! It’s about time for a fresh new slate, non? And a fresh new garment! Over the holidays I had much needed time off to rest, and I decided to use some of that time to do some recuperative sewing. What’s recuperative sewing, you ask? Simply put, it’s grabbing your craziest fabric, your […]