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),...
Last year, the Cashmerettes became divided by an entire state, with only the I-90 to connect them, but this weekend marked a triumphal reunion! And my newest make - a stripy Renfrew - made...
Aaaaannnd the final major Christmas sewing project! Another set of Figgy's dresses for my honorary kids on the West Coast. I decided to try to make some fun and festive dresses for the holiday...
The final family Christmas present was a tie for Dad. The hardest part of tie making is finding good fabric - you need to buy special tie silk (which so far I've only found...
Next step: my first ever tracing-off of a RTW garment! Admittedly, a very, very small project but a trace-off nonetheless.
For the non-sewing-minded among you, this is where you copy a piece of clothing you...
Well, I was none too pleased with my last coat muslin. It was just sort of... hanging there. So! Out came the ever-brilliant Fit for Real People, and I got to some hard-core adjusting....
Next up in the Christmas present queue: Mum!
This was a funny one: there was me, getting all confident about sewing for everyone, and then, a reminder that I still have a long way to...
