It’s common wisdom to say that everyone has the same twenty-four hours in the day, with the implication that if our cultural, spiritual, and intellectual leaders can accomplish their achievements, we should be able to as well. In reality, the amount of time we have is affected by how many other people demand it, how […]
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 […]