Recently Minerva Fabrics asked if I’d like to review some items from their site and I figured why the heck not. I have used the site before with good results but bad experiences elsewhere put me off Internet fabric shopping for a while. Minerva sent me a pattern (New Look 6069), the required fabric of …
Daniel Vosovic’s Fashion Inside Out
Here is my review of a seriously cool book. Daniel Vosovic’s Fashion Inside Out. Subtitled Daniel V’s Guide to How Style Happens from Inspiration to Runway and Beyond. Daniel Vosovic is best known as the runner up from Project Runway season 2. He won the most challenges that season and presented a beautiful fashion week collection …
I nearly made two of this blouse, just in case I got a hole in one!
Waheeeyyyy I finally can share my Sassy Librarian Blouse with you! (Plus I’ll be announcing my Giveaway winner!) I was lucky enough to sign up for the course that accompanies this blouse when Craftsy had a free class day. I’d seen so many great variations of this blouse that it really intrigued me if the …
Spy my sewing space
Today I wanted to share my sewing space with everyone. I wish I was posting my Sassy Librarian Blouse but fate has conspired against a photo shoot. It shouldn’t be much longer. It can be a little addictive to look at people’s sewing rooms online. An entire room to put their hobby in! It’s something …
Sewing Essentials For a Professional Finish
Yesterday I had the day off work to brush up on the fundamentals of sewing. When I started sewing I took a course of 10 evening classes that were a basic introduction to reading a commercial pattern and I failed to have a finished dress by the end of the course because everything was very …
What could make this Sunday better? I know, a Giveaway!
Hello Everyone! I hope you’re having a lovely weekend. Mine has been full of good food and drink, library books and some sewing. A Raspberry beret for the lady, two red stripe for the gent. New Look 6886 bodice awaiting skirt attachment. The velvet photograph cover of Daniel Vosovic’s lovely book Final touches to my …