Catching up…

Hello everybody! I am so sorry it has taken me so long to come back. We had spring break 2 weeks ago, which means that my kids were home all day (help!). And sadly, a close friend of mine passed away a week ago after a long illness, so things have been hectic and sad and not conducive to blogging.

At any rate, I did manage to finish a “muslin” for the Jamie Dress Sew Along. I made it with a thrifted bed sheet and some fabric I had lying around. I think it might end up being the definitive version because I like the way it turned out.



I encourage you to try this pattern because it is super easy and I think it makes for a really nice summer dress. Very Betty Draper-ish. You can also make a shorter version and create a tunic!

I also finished the Meghan Peasant dress for my friend. It was my belated birthday present for her. She liked it a lot, to judge by her smile. Yes, I like orange.



I have been working on a tutorial, and I intend to post it tomorrow. Stay tuned!

New project

Hi everybody!





Just a quick note to tell you that this week I am participating in a sweet sew-along over at Sew Sweetness! Sara will be guiding us through the construction of Jennifer Paganelli's Jamie dress. I am very excited about this! It is not too late to sign up if you want to sew with us. You can buy and instantly download the pattern here. Your dress has to be done by April 21st, though. But hey, you get the chance to win cool prizes!

I will show you my dress when it's ready. :-)

What I’ve been up to…

Hello! Please excuse the long absence. I haven’t posted anything in a while, mostly because:
1. Life keeps getting in the way.
2. I’ve been busy sewing for other people and so I haven’t had much time to write tutorials.

But I thought I would give you a glimpse of what I’ve been making:

I am happy to report that I finished the pillowcase dress for the “Dress a girl around the world” project! It will get shipped very soon, and I am so excited to be able to make something for a little girl in need! I found the main fabric at a thrift store and it was hiding in my cabinet for too long. So this was the perfect excuse to use it. I think it turned out cute. I hopes it makes a girl happy.



I have also been making this dress for my friend, for her birthday. I’ll show you a picture when it’s ready.



In addition, I have been working on a muslin to make the following top, for my friend’s daughter. The pattern is McCall’s 6062. I am thinking about writing a tutorial for this one. What do you think?



I have also been working on yet another muslin for this new pattern, the Simplicity 2245 (aka the “Portfolio dress”). Unfortunately, this dress looks really bad on me. I guess it just doesn’t work for my body type, so I have decided that I am not going to make it. But I want to try it as a tunic some time and see how that turns out.



Last, but not least, I have been making pillows galore:


So as you can see, it’s been a bit busy. But I promise I’ll be back soon with a new tutorial! Have a great weekend!