Still here
Halfway done the Amy Butler dress. Pictures to come. Busy … the usual :) Yeah, I don’t have a good excuse.
New Sewing Mag – Free Download
Thanks, Not Martha, for letting me know about Modern Seamster magazine. I’m downloading the first issue now, for free!
A Sad Photo, But the Dress is Done!
And here is a very blurry shot of me, with wet hair, in the completed dress.
I’m happy with how it turned out. It is my first completed attempt at making a knit dress. I made a tshirt before, but it was just ok. And I made a mistake with sizing in my previous project. This [...]
Grocery Bags
I made these 2 grocery bags in December, for a Christmas gift, and I finally got to take some photos. They are made out of Amy Butler’s Daisy Chain fabric, and the lining is a heavy, home dec weight burgundy.
Belt for Dress Completed
So I finally got the 13 feet or so (not exaggerating) of bias tape sewn onto the wrap belt tonight. I think I chose a knit that was too thick for this dress, because I’m not happy with how thick the bias tape is. But it will do. I think it looks really great, but [...]
Really .. almost there …
I have been on a roll the past 2 days … if only it applied to my sewing!
I managed to do paperwork, filing, pay bills, call about bills, fix things, etc … And I have made some slow and steady progress on my dress. That’s the plan, so I don’t make mistakes.
The knit bias tape [...]