NYC Part 2: Touring the McCall Pattern Company
Ok, y’all, time for part 2 of my NYC journey – touring the offices of the McCall Pattern Company! Whoop whoop! Before I get too far into this post, there are a couple of things I’d like to address, as...
View ArticleV1419 Sewalong: Fabric Selection
Good morning & happy Monday, sewalongers! Today, we are going to talk about my favorite part of coat-making (or, really – any sewing project :) ) – fabric selection! Forreal, I could spend all day...
View ArticleVogue Sewing Patterns: Winter 2014
Well, well, well… looks like the new Vogue sewing patterns are officially out! Happy day!! :D I’m know I’m late for this one – I hadn’t even realized that the new patterns came out (no shit, this is...
View ArticleVogue Spring/Summer ’15 Sewing Patterns
New Vogue Sewing Patterns were just released the other day! What better way to celebrate their arrival (and give myself a little more time to procrastinate getting my shit together, mostly because I...
View ArticleNew Vogue Sewing Patterns: Fall 2015
Aaaaand they’re back again! I was actually right in the middle of working on a project (no shit, I just turned on my iron so I could start fusing interfacing once it was good and hot) when I noticed...
View ArticleCompleted: Hand-Dyed Blue Silk Vogue 1395
Ahh, Vogue 1395. First, I made you up in cherries, and it was good. Then, I modified the shit out of you and made you up in silk plaid gingham, and it was good. And now, we’ve come full circle back to...
View ArticleNew Vogue Sewing Patterns! (+ a survey)
Hey everyone! I’m finally home from Egypt and nearly settled back to normal life. I will be writing a post about my trip after I finish sorting through the photos – in short, it was AMAZING and I had...
View ArticleCompleted: A Very Festive Brocade V8998
After many years of saying I was gonna do it and then never actually doing it… I made a Christmas party dress! I wanted something sparkly and festive to wear to Christmas parties (before you think I go...
View ArticleVogue Patterns: Spring 2018
Well I was planning on posting a sewing project today, but Vogue just released their newest seasonal offering of sewing patterns and I actually have opinions for once! Yay! I swear, the last several...
View ArticleVogue Spring 2018
New Vogue patterns are out! This season, they were kind enough to give us a nice mixture of awesome and wtf. Vogue 1587 / Nicola Finetti I’m just gonna go out and say it – this is one of the ugliest...
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