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. […]
Today’s post title comes from a song by Scissorfight, one of my favorite local bands. I don’t think they play around anymore, but I got to take a photo with the lead singer — I’ll post it on Instagram when I find it. Anyway, summer in Boston this year has been a bust. Short, cool, […]
Aaaaaand, back to our regularly scheduled programming. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_qkkQlVanM] Here’s a skirt I made a few months ago, that I got to wear the handful of times when it was actually hot in Boston this summer. I bought the fabric in New York’s Garment District last year for a friend who was dressing drab — […]