It’s Sew Easy Tag

24 Jul It’s Sew Easy – Lights, Camera, Action!

The hardest part of filming for television is the preparation. Several days ago I traveled to Cleveland and completed three episodes for the PBS show, It's Sew Easy. TV is a lot of fun but it's not so easy 😉 My segments featured ribbon skirts, petal skirts and tunics. One of the things I truly love about traveling is learning from others. In April, Julie and I spent four days in the Tampa area presenting trunk shows and conducting Tunic Bible Workshops. In one of the workshops this lovely lady wanted to embellish her tunic with mini green pom-poms. Easy enough around the placket...

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06 Jan New Look 6581

Greetings on this twelfth and last day of Christmas! After a complicated year I was craving a simple project, not to mention an unstructured garment following holiday indulgences. 😉 I'm a  lover of the classic wrap dress, and enjoy trying new patterns. This time I  reached for New Look 6581. I was game to try the midi pattern length ...

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13 Mar Creating Couture Embellishment Giveaway for All Readers!

While the last four weeks have been quite exciting and enjoyable, I've had little time to sew, or even blog. I've just returned from Nashville where I presented a talk+trunkshow, and a Tunic Bible workshop to the lovely ladies of the ASG Nashville Chapter, combined with a two-day visit and training session at the Pfaff Headquarters. The workshop was held in a Nashville Police Precinct and I couldn't resist having my photo made with a policeman who likes to sew! Prior to Nashville I had the pleasure of taping three episodes for the PBS sewing show, It's Sew Easy in Cleveland which I...

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