Woohoo! We’re officially in the second half of the Seeds of a Wardrobe series. That means we’re getting that much closer to having all the information we need to successfully attempt a truly personal wardrobe rebuild/makeover. Today’s post is about the things we have to do (obligations), want to do (hobbies), and hate to do […]
Like many of us, I love buying patterns! Each little envelope brings joy as a fun surprise in the mail, and as potential for a head-turning garment in the future. But they multiply, don’t they? One minute you have a handful of patterns, then can’t fit them into a box, then they’re in a collection […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a bit, then you won’t be surprised that my first action in building a wardrobe was taking measurements! When it finally hit me that I was pregnant, I began to wonder how my body would change through pregnancy and afterward. I was at my absolute fattest and heaviest […]
At this point, I think everyone who sews has seen or used one wardrobe builder or another…except for me. None of them really spoke to me. Some “required” or were built around garments I don’t wear, like jeans or white button down shirts. Some didn’t account for New England winters and all the gear needed […]
And with that, summer is no more. McCall’s 6744, and supplementary pattern McCall’s 6966, were a joy to sew, pure and simple. In the process of sewing such similar dresses, I got pretty good at making waist casings, binding raw edges with fold over elastic (FOE), hacking patterns together, and a two-step process for stitching […]
It’s been awhile since you last saw an OOTD post on Making the Flame, hasn’t it? I hope you enjoy this post of two looks from a single make, McCall’s M6966 skirt. I didn’t have enough width to make the skirt on the envelope (look C), so I used the waist to hip part, then […]
It’s been a bit over a month of me working my new job, and I’m still learning my role a little bit each day. It’s kind of an odd, and very crazy work environment — even though we can’t wear jeans or any crazy piercings we may have, we’re not necessarily required to dress professionally. […]