Fashion Sewing From My Farm
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!So after draping a basic block on my dress form ( post 1 ) and having failure of a fitting session on Lily ( post 2), I started over and draped a bodice directly to her body, which was actually […]
So yesterday I draped a basic block on my form, since it’s measurements and Lily’s are similar. But when I tried the muslin on Lily, there were a lot of problems, some of which I’m not sure how to solve. Like how big the back is. I was talking with some sewing friends on Facebook […]
After doing our closet purge, we realized Lily needs some new dresses. She’s outgrown kids sizes because they’re too short- waisted . She fits into the adult petite sizes now, but it’s hard to find modest dresses for a girl her age. Plus, i just feel like making a cute seersucker shirt dress for her! […]
This Lent I’ve decided to do a few things to “get my house” in order . A sort of major spring cleaning for my body, my house, and my soul. So needless to say, I haven’t been sewing a whole lot lately, because I’ve been busy trying to learn new habits. I’ll start with a […]
A dolman sleeve top designed for knits is maybe one of the simplest types of tops to draft for beginners. There are no armholes to fiddle around with, and it’s basically just a simple box to draw, with a few added curves. I made this top with a bit bigger neckline than I’m using in […]
I thought I was one of the lucky ones. I thought I would get away with not having to make my 5 year old anything from the film Frozen. Well, here we are a year after the movie came out, and I’m finally using this Frozen cotton flannel to make her some jammies with that […]
McCall’s 4370 tennis dress from 1974. Last week I started playing tennis again. I forgot how fun it is, and also a lot harder now that I’m a bit older. What a great workout! I was excited to make myself something cute to wear on the courts. Enter my 1974 sewing dress pattern- made a […]
I live in a farming community in Southern California just inland from Ventura Beach. There are many local markets which sell a beautiful assortment of typical Mexican food staples. My favorite is Tresierras Market in Santa Paula. Nopales, or cactus, is a common and very healthy ingredient used in Mexican cooking. It’s an excellent source […]
February 1st I joined an eight week fat loss contest at my gym. I’ve been gaining about a pound a year since my late thirties, and I wanted to do something about it. Sometimes I need a contest to get me motivated and it’s working! I’ve cleaned up my diet and am trying to get […]
I wanted to try sewing with a thick sweater knit. Voila my chunky, wool knit hooded sweater coat! I wanted to make a long, grey, hooded sweater coat, a trendy look this winter. However, I didn’t buy enough of this chunky, wool sweater knit from Mood to make it long enough and to also make […]