This is one of those pieces that will get worn all the time. It is fitted at the hips and skims down to flare out above the knee. This is a nice length for this area, since I can wear it in the winter with tights underneath and boots. It will still show my boots, […]
Category: Sewing for me
Pattern hack – zipped cowl top
By Stacy on September 5, 2017Is that a good name for it? Not sure what to call this style. Okay, what we have here is a tutorial for a pattern hack to get this style of top: Instructions to hack a pattern In order to do this hack, you need a basic long sleeve t-shirt top pattern that fits. I […]
Long overdue cardigan draft
By Stacy on September 2, 2017I have been wanting to make this cardigan for quite awhile. It wasn’t the color I would choose, but I loved the flounces. This would have to be flounces and not ruffles, as the gathering would make it horrendous to sew the seams. My plan of attack was to use the WBM basic t-shirt and […]
Packers Pride!
By Stacy on August 24, 2017Go Pack Go! Sara at RP Custom Fabrics has a new pre-order up with tartan plaids in team colors. How awesome is that?? I love this idea and had to make up a top for me in the Green, Gold and White Tartan. I didn’t have any matching green, so I went to the closet […]
Sheer inset dolman top
By Stacy on August 10, 2017Hey look, something that is not a pattern test or strike off sewing! I have been wanting to make another sheer inset top in black. I have made a white one and one with huge sleeves. The process in drafting this was pretty easy. I used a dolman top pattern that I made from a […]
This was a sample sewed up for Fabric Anthropology, and the theme of this round is Horror and Halloween related. Edgar Allen Poe is not really Halloween-ish, but he was a bit of a darker writer. It fits the theme. One of my favorite works of his was The Telltale Heart. He was probably one […]
Rogue Tranquility Shorts & Tank/Dress
By Stacy on July 20, 2017Sara at RP Custom Fabrics has decided to venture into pattern making, and I tested her first two patterns. She is giving these away for free, but you need to join her group to get the code for them. Tranquility Shorts Tranquility Tank/Dress The first pattern is a pair of shorts with the curved open […]
Beautiful Sunset
By Stacy on July 19, 2017This print is part of the RP Custom Fabrics – Fun Rounds pre-order. The image is of a sunset skyline in a circular format. Really pretty! (click on picture to go to the pre-order for it) I received a few of the smaller round panels, and two that were the same size. I think they […]
Koi cape top
By Stacy on July 18, 2017The new rounds are up for pre-order at RP Custom Fabrics, and she called this round the “Fun Rounds“. I have to agree. There are some really pretty and fun prints in it. I have several to get sewed up, so hopefully I will get them done soon. We are entering the week of the […]
Today is day 4 of the Sew Americana tour, and I am sharing an outfit with a baseball theme. What is more Americana than baseball? In the past I used to make my kids 4th of July outfits when my parents had a big 4th of July party. Now, we are lucky if we do […]