This sweater only took one day to sew, but I’ve had it planned and waiting for over a year!It all started with the pattern, McCall’s 6992. The second I saw it I knew I wanted it and all it’s many versions.I bought the fabric last year along with the pattern but then it sat in the craft room closet until this morning. 2 1/2 hours later, a sweater is born.M6992 Pattern ReviewPattern…

One of my Christmas presents was a dress form! I’ve been wanting one for a while and finally got around to getting one. However, I knew that no standard dress form would really be exactly like my body, even one like this that has bunches of dials to customize the sizing. So, I set out to franken-pattern her.Introducing… Matilda!A while back I purchased the Bodice Sloper class on Craftsy and now that Matilda is here I…

The whole time I was working on my plaid cape, Ben kept asking if it was for him. So, with the leftover fabric I had just enough to make him a pair of pants. Of course, as soon as they were finished he was asking about the matching shirt. (Not gonna happen!)Working on these pants reminded me how much I enjoy Ottobre Magazine patterns. Then, I got an email from Ottobre about their new magazines and no shipping so…

Well, I made it to round 3 of the PatternReview.com Sewing Bee! For this round we were all gifted the Rue Dress by Colette Patterns and had to make a garment that can be recognized as a Rue (although we could make changes to it).{See my full entry here, and the contest gallery here.}This one was tough for me since the original design wasn’t really speaking to me but once I embraced the challenge of the…

Hello, from your friendly neighborhood 1960’s Sherlock Holmes!It began with a challenge: “You will have one week (starting 9/14/2016) to cut, sew and photograph a garment made using fabric cut on the bias (45 degree angle).” And so I started with a research visit to my friend theGoogle.My goal with this garment was to show off the bias as dramatically as possible. In my research I found a photo of a vintage 60s cape on…

We’ve had such a great weather week, but then today it started snowing. Argh! So, all these photos were taken indoor and are a bit “flashy.” Oh, well.Cardigan, done! One step closer to a completed cruise wardrobe!I’ve had this pattern for a long while, before I really started thinking about sizing and fit. I purchased the (L, XL, XXL) pack and I’m sure I was thinking that I was a size 16 so that was…

What’s with all the “ish” you ask? Well, this fabric/pattern combo ended up not being quite what it was meant to be.I found some linen-like fabric in my stash of unknown origin. I’m pretty sure I bought it with the intention to make some casual Capri pants years ago. I have no idea what the fabric content is but it’s meant to look like linen, has a loose weave, and I think is some…

Well, this top took a bit of work but I got it to fit and that is a big win! And as far as finishing, I think this the closest to perfect I’ve ever come.First up was the muslin (test fitting). I used a thrifted sheet purchased just for this purpose…cheap fabric, yay! Then I had to figure out how to adjust the fit, because I knew I would need to. This top uses a woven fabric…