Greetings! On July 11th I will tape three more episodes in Cleveland for the PBS series, It's Sew Easy, and I'm hard at work preparing garment projects and scripts. The scripts are certainly the more difficult of the two since there is no teleprompter and retakes are not encouraged. Plus I want to sound natural...
Greeting Dear Readers! I've learned through the past few months that multitasking is not my forte´. As I so excitedly announced, Julie Starr and I signed a contract for a second book which required my immediate and devoted attention to receive a 2019 publishing date. We turned in our final package December 5, and then it was Christmas. Hello and Happy New Year! These pics taken on December 4, are from our last photo shoot, and we're on the charming cobblestone street, South Adgers Wharf, in Charleston, SC. The shirt is a favorite pattern, the Sewaholic Granville Shirt, and the self-drafted pencil skirt is...
Greetings Dear Readers ~ I'm all over the place today 😉 It's Sew Easy's new series begins June 21st...
Greetings, Dear Readers! I hope those of you celebrating Easter had a joyous holiday weekend. My love of pink and orange is approaching unstoppable 😉 Actually, this color combo has been a long time favorite that resurfaces periodically, which is usually, but not always, contained to clothes. I ordered three yards of the pink and orange cotton metallic tweed from Mood Fabrics two years ago and it is now sold out - however, Mood has a nice selection of metallic tweeds on its website in several types of fabrics. Unfortunately my camera does not capture the metallic thread which shimmers in the sunlight and beautifully...
I wish I could say 'Greetings from the lovely Palmetto Bluff Montage Resort in lovely Bluffton, SC!' It was a paradise that lasted for three lovely days...
I'd say the catch phrase this holiday season is Merry & Bright, and I fell right in line upon seeing Mood Fabrics' glittering silver baby sequined fabric! I've owned a few formal sequined dresses over the years, and while sequined ball gowns are still around, shifting trends in the fabric now feature more relaxed styles from cocktail dresses to t-shirts. I made the dress for an annual Christmas dinner party and chose a simple pattern to keep the dress from appearing too formal. My base pattern is New Look 6524, a shift pattern I purchased a while ago for the sleeve variations. My original...
From the moment I resumed sewing garments in 2011, I was obsessed with learning to sew the cute $$$ RTW tops I could never justify buying for myself. My second blog post was about recreating Milly peasant tops, and thus began my journey leading to The Tunic Bible. My first top, a silk peasant top looked quite homemade, but I was blinded by enthusiasm and after my investment of time and effort, I wore it with great pride. My mother bought the silk in Asia and I wanted to please her as much as myself. Six years later I see the progress I've made...
It's the most wonderful time of the year...
In June I had the distinct pleasure of becoming a Pfaff Ambassador and received the Pfaff Creative 4.5 as an introduction to the Pfaff brand. Last week, I received Pfaff's newest, most advanced sewing and embroidery machine, The Creative Icon just introduced to the market. The machine is unlike any I've seen...
Such a good feeling waking up in a lovely pair of PJs! Greetings from the gazebo, a colorful escape and peaceful refuge to start my day. In April, I borrowed a pair of Julie's Carolyn Pajamas by Closet Case Patterns. (She's sewn seven pairs - seriously). At last I have my own. If you're a Bedhead fan then you'll love this pattern! (Check out Bedhead's Liberty PJs here.) I sewed the pajamas in Amy Butler's latest fabric design, Soulmate (Free Spirit Fabrics). Amy's latest collection features 24 designs in 3 color ways of garment-friendly poplin! Since Amy's fabrics are color co-ordinated companion fabrics, I used...