May 30, 2015
May 29, 2015
Enough Muslins -- Let's Get Started!
I could certainly have made a few more muslins before cutting into my fashion fabric for my mother's blouse, but since I paid $5 for this cotton print (at Metro Textiles), the stakes aren't very high.
Labels:
mothers,
works in progress
May 27, 2015
Mom's Muslin #2 -- Simplicity 2339
Yesterday a few of you suggested that I work from a smaller pattern to create a well-fitting blouse for my mother.
Labels:
mothers,
works in progress
May 26, 2015
Mom's Blouse -- Muslin 1
For a first stab, this blouse muslin is not terrible. Frankly, it fits no worse than most of the ready-to-wear tops my mother generally wears.
Labels:
mothers,
works in progress
May 24, 2015
May 21, 2015
Fabric Shopping With My Friend Lenore!
Meet Lenore -- a super person, talented handbag designer, and FABULOUS friend to go fabric shopping with!
May 19, 2015
Holy Hibiscus! -- Michael Models the Tropical Print Blazer!
Would you believe that a few short years ago I couldn't have identified a hibiscus if my life depended on it? Not anymore!
Michael's oversized hibiscus print blazer is finished and you can see him model it this very minute it by simply clicking here.
Labels:
completed projects,
mens jacket,
modeling,
Mood Sewing Network
May 18, 2015
Finishing Touches on the Blazer + New Fabric!
Friends, I am happy to report that the blazer is finished -- well, almost finished: I still need to insert the sleeve lining.
Labels:
fabric,
works in progress
May 15, 2015
May 12, 2015
May 9, 2015
Sport Jacket Progress + Job Opening at Mood
After agonizing for a day or two about my fabric, I jumped into my sport jacket project and I'm not looking back.
Labels:
mens blazer,
works in progress
May 6, 2015
What I'm Making With My Hibiscus Print + New Dress Patterns
Readers, I've made a decision about my wild hibiscus print fabric: I'm going to make an informal summer blazer, using Vogue 9445 (up top) from 1958.
Labels:
patterns,
project planning
May 3, 2015
NAME THAT PATTERN -- MARY ASTOR B-DAY EDITION!
Friends, if you're an old movie buff like I am, you're probably a fan of Mary Astor.
Mary was best known as more of a supporting player than a lead, but if you've ever seen The Maltese Falcon, Midnight, The Great Lie (for which she won an Oscar) or The Palm Beach Story, you've seen Mary Astor at her best. What better way to celebrate Mary's hundred-and-ninth birthday than with a very special round of the Internet's favorite pattern-naming game, NAME THAT PATTERN!
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Name That Pattern
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