It started off innocently, with Mary and I bemoaning the lack of plus size sewing bloggers and visibility of curvy ladies in the sewing blogosphere... But we're not ones to just (be)moan.So, I'm thrilled...
En route to Gertie's Sewing Retreat last week, I had the chance to go fabric shopping in NYC, the true Mecca for all American seamstresses.Demonstrating my new printed neoprene...I had a fab time, but...
Prepare yourself, darlings. It's Gertie!!!!!!! (and me).Yep, this weekend was the inaugural Gertie Sewing Retreat in Beacon NY! I was beyond excited to join 10 other talented ladies from as far away as Texas and...
One of the joys of getting more involved in the sewing blogosphere (and before you ask, dear non-sewing-readers, yes there is one!) is getting connected to other folks all over the world who also...
Hiya! Looking for the latest and greatest chart of sewing pattern sizes? Check out my updated post here!
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I love independent pattern companies - they just can't be beaten for modern, fresh RTW patterns. But......
As soon as I saw the Named Blair Batwing pattern, I immediately thought of my best friend from childhood, M, who's a massive fan of cropped batwing tops. As her day job involves a...
Gertie's Blog for Better Sewing was the first sewing blog I ever followed, just when I was starting to sew duvet covers and getting myself overexcited about the potential of wrap dresses in my...
