So, remember this dress? Well, I washed it on Monday in preparation for her Orchestra concert on Wednesday. It shrunk. The polyester satin lining shrunk, so now it is too small for her. I could barely zip it up. That meant on Tuesday night I had to whip something up for her performance. I had […]
Next week I have plans to participate in Free Notion Spring Wardrobe Capsule. This weekend, I will be (hopefully) cutting out my fabric in preparation for sewing. I have a need for basic tops for spring for work. I don’t have many that fit me right now (grew out of my old ones), and last summer […]
I know…it seems like all I’m doing these days is pattern testing. I have told myself to back off, since I got sick and overextended during these last few tests. I am done for a while, after I show another one I have done, promise. I have a dance costume to make for a friends […]
This cami is a nice quick sew from The Simple Life Pattern company. It is a good wardrobe staple, that the Girl did not have as of yet. Of course, after I made two of them she said she doesn’t like tank tops. I think she feels too exposed in them, so more sewing was […]
As I was on a roll with getting sewing done, I volunteered to do the pre-test for the Sofilantjes Nivalis Tunic and Dress. The timing was not the best, as work decided to get very busy (like I didn’t know that would happen), and now I am sick. Yes, a bit over-extended. I made three […]
During the winter, the World’s Toughest Rodeo has a few performances in our neck of the woods. I was on the website right away and got some good front seats, which cost a bit more than I usually spent. Afterwards, I decided the “nicer” seats weren’t nice at all, since I had the arena gates […]
The Girl has been reading a mermaid series that she really loves. It is the Waterfire Saga and it currently has three books in it. The age range for it is 12-18 years, and she is 10, but an advanced reader. To say she is obsessed with mermaids would be putting it lightly. She really, […]
My fabric finally arrived on December 13th. Well, at least the strike-off’s arrived! I gave her my digital files on September 27th. This is not a speedy process. I ordered the 5 yard minimum of these 4 different prints, and they are $17 yard, so not cheap. I really do like the quality, but not […]
My little sugarplum fairy is now playing the viola in the orchestra class at school. I am so happy both my kids picked up string instruments, as it is a personal favorite of mine. The Boy is playing the violin. They had a concert tonight, so nice formal clothes were needed. Last year it was […]
As there was some interest in how I made my cowl, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It wasn’t hard to want to make another, since I love how these turn out! I won’t go into the actual knitting, as YouTube has tutorials already that cover this aspect. Here is one. I knitted this on […]
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