A modern sewing blog
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Bloglovin’ feed. Thanks for visiting! I wanted a wrap skirt for the beach this summer that I could put on over my bathing suit that’s also a little dressy, as I’m taking it on a honeymoon trip to Mexico with my husband for our […]
After my last post complaining about losing my sewing mojo, I suddenly found myself with the desire to sew again on Saturday afternoon. Go figure! So I finished my Soho shorts. Made of some Tencel fabric kindly sent to me by The Confident Stitch. I love the color with my KorkEase sandals and my silk […]
I went downstairs this morning to try to finally finish the Liesl & Co Soho shorts I’ve been sloooowly working on all month. I spent about five minutes cutting and realized I’d rather write about sewing than actually sew. Here we are well into May and I have yet to finish any projects and most […]
Her special day was a lovely one. It was sunny and a bit windy as we met her classmates at the church to receive their first time taking the sacrament of Holy Communion. The children were so cute and it was a happy day! Her best friend came and we went to the beach afterwards. […]
While sewing a lace overlay over a strapless bodice is quite involved for a woman’s dress, sewing one for a little girl is pretty simple. In the past, I’ve only made dresses like this for women and they involves creating a structured, boned corset under a lace overlay. It is very time consuming! But not […]
Adding elastic to a waistline of a top is a simple way to add some waist definition. It gives a ‘tucked in’ look without actually having to to tuck anything in. With a return to higher waistlines I’ve been seeing more designer blouses with this treatment and thought I’d like to try it, too. It’s […]
When I saw this pink Anna Maria Horner Loominous fabric on The Confident Stitch Site I knew I had to make something with it ASAP! I love the embroidery running through the fabric and it reminded me of those pullover hooded tops I used to get down in Tijuana back in the day. Today my […]
Hi everyone! You’re probably getting bored of my pictures being taken in the corner of my bedroom by now! It seems that my trusty Canon T2i bought seven years ago isn’t working so well these days. Photos out doors have been soft and we’ve been having a hard time timing our photo shoots since Lily […]
Hi everyone! Today I’m using fabric from my fabric sponsor The Confident Stitch, an online shop with a brick and mortar location in lovely Missoula, Montana. So far, I’ve been very impressed with the quality and selection! I also like that they can send little fabric swatches because I often have a hard time figuring out how […]
I enjoyed making this pattern, Lisette for Butterick 6183. It was drafted true to size, not so for most Big 4 patterns, and I barely could fit into the size 12. I had to let out the center back and front seams a bit and I added over two inches to the waistband. Silly me for […]