Hi Everyone, Here's a few projects I've matched up from my stash of fabrics and my stash of patterns that I think will be fun to work on during this National Sewing Month. First of all, I need some pants so I pulled out The Katherine Hepburn muslin and tried it on. I had… Continue reading More Projects Lined Up for National Sewing Month
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McCalls 6604 – Celebrating National Sewing Month with a new Blouse!
Hi Readers! First off I want to say Happy National Sewing Month! Secondly I want to share with you my latest project, McCalls 6604... I was working on this top and had started putting in one of the set-in sleeves and I couldn't figure out why the instructions were telling me one thing, but… Continue reading McCalls 6604 – Celebrating National Sewing Month with a new Blouse!
The Nightgown Project – Part 10- The Lace Hem and Reveal!…A Talkie!
Hi Everyone! I guess I'm not going to have much to say as far as typing goes today! I made another video!!! The nightgown is finished and it turned out really nice! I had to break up the video into 2 in order to post it to Youtube, sorry about that, but here you go,… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 10- The Lace Hem and Reveal!…A Talkie!
The Nightgown Project – Part 9- Basting the Neck Band to the Yoke and Bodice…A Talkie!
Hi Again! This installment of the Nightgown Project is a fun one! I woke up this morning and thought..."Hey, let's make a video!". Yes, I actually said that to myself. I am soooooo not cut out for moving pictures but what the heck. Here is me (trying my best not to laugh or to totally… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 9- Basting the Neck Band to the Yoke and Bodice…A Talkie!
The Nightgown Project – Part 8- Sewing the Neck Band
Hi Everyone again! Last night I sewed the Neck Edge of the Neck Band together. It went together very quickly... I first sewed the Back Neck Band Shoulder Seam to the Front Neck Band Shoulder Seam on both sides then sewed around the Neckline Edge right sides together... I pressed the seams, clipped the… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 8- Sewing the Neck Band
The Nightgown Project – Part 6 – Lace Trim Selection
Hi Everyone Again, I’m now at the point in this project where I need to make a decision for the lace trim that will be sewn along the armscye. I stopped at Hobby Lobby yesterday just to see if they had anything and wouldn’t you know it they did! This is actually a stretch lace that… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 6 – Lace Trim Selection
The Nightgown Project – Part 5 – Lace
Hi Everyone! Guess what I decided to use for the lace portion of my project? Yup, the Jessica McClintock dress. I cut it apart and just thought oh what the heck, why not!?! So, I used the skirt portion of the dress to cut out the front and back yoke pieces. There’s tons of lace,… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 5 – Lace
The Nightgown Project – Part 4, Cutting Fabric
Welcome Back Readers! Last night I snuck away for about an hour, while Jim watched Jamba, and managed to cut out the Front and Back bodice pieces. I am using a Nylon Tricot from Hancock Fabrics for this first sample. I picked this up the other day when I went out in search of some appropriate… Continue reading The Nightgown Project – Part 4, Cutting Fabric
Just Make It July – Butterick 5357 – Another Quick Finish!
Hi Everyone! I finished another quickie top today that I had started this past week, my summer tops are certainly increasing! It is Butterick 5357 and I made View C. I read over some of the reviews on Patternreview.com and the one thing that struck me about this top that I didn’t like was the… Continue reading Just Make It July – Butterick 5357 – Another Quick Finish!
Just Make It June – Butterick 4238 Finished!
Hi Friends! I decided to stay home this morning, not going to our town’s annual 4th of July parade, and work on this Butterick 4238. Hmmm, choices, choices! Sit outside in 95 degree weather watching everyone in town or stay home in the cool air conditioning sewing a new top? Oh I forgot! The parade… Continue reading Just Make It June – Butterick 4238 Finished!
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