You Are Only One Zipper Away From Sewing Your Own Clothes: A Pep Talk and Tutorial The Pep Talk Learning to install a zipper changed my life. Sewing for myself gives me control of what my clothing looks like and how it fits – how empowering is that! I’m so in love with the process[…]
Swing Bag Pattern Review
PatternThe Swing Bag — Amy Butler Midwest Modern Description Reversible shoulder bag and scarf/sash. Materials Exterior Fabric: 5/8 yard Reversible Side Fabric (optional): 5/8 yard 5/8 yard of cotton Canvas Swing Bag Pattern Overall Design This is a cute bag with a nice size and shape. It is quite large and may be a little[…]
Pretty Little Pinafore
I’m putting off the unenviable task of deleting all those pesky little cyrillic letters seen throughout the blog, so I thought I’d share The Easter Pinafore. I finished it at about 3 pm on Easter, just in time for the dinner guests to arrive. The Easter Dress was not finished, and will now simply be[…]
Drawstring Purse Pattern Review
Drawstring Purse Pattern The pattern has instructions and measurements for making a 10″ wide x 14″ tall drawstring bag with handles. It also includes one full size pattern for the Smart Handbag (separate review), a 10″ x 10″ bag with handles and a very “finished” look. Materials 1st Coordinating Fabric: 1/8 yard of 44″ mid-weight[…]
Kitchen Kouture Pattern Review
Description Indygo Junction, Inc. IJ734 One size fits most Materials 3/4 yard of 44″-45″ fabric for apron 2/3 yard of 44″-45″ fabric for accent 7/8 yard of ric rac (I did not use the ric rac this time) Overall Design The over all design is great. I only gave it 4 starts because of the[…]
In-Town Bag Pattern Review
The pattern includes one full size pattern for the Smart Handbag, a 10″ x 10″ bag with handles and a very “finished” look. It also includes instructions and measurements for making a 10″ wide x 14″ tall drawstring bag with handles (separate review.) Bag Pattern Review Materials Exterior fabric: 1/2 yard of 44″ mid- to[…]