Oh. My. Goodness. Me. I made a coat!WHA?!It's true, ladies and gents, it's a real thing! From its humble beginnings back in December, through long hours of reading every blog post ever written on...
After a final push last night, the coat is ever-so-nearly-there. Just a few things to do - massive pressing session, put in some hem weights, tacking the hem up, reduce the sleeve lining length...
It's been a busy, busy weekend. What with Boden sample sale shopping, thesis-writing, coat making and this "sporty-bowl" thing, it's flown by.But the good news is, the coat is starting to look like a...
Notice something, dear readers?No?Really?!Oh, you're just teasing me. Yeah, the blog's looking good! All thanks to the highly talented Trina Moore of Pish and Posh Designs, who charges (crazily) reasonable rates for super custom...
Hello funsters! Well, coat-making is coming along apace - many seams have been sewn, in anticipation of my new gravity feed iron being installed. Which, thanks to an old Hungarian Ron Swanson-a-like, was done...
Happy new crafternoon year! The Greater Boston Area breathed a sigh of relief as the year finally got off to a start with the first crafternoon of the season.Emulating the great sock monkey crafternoon...
Muslin made, the real work begins!There are five fabrics in my coat. Starting at the top, it's the Marc Jacobs boucle coating, silver Kasha lining (satin on one side, thin fleece on the other),...
