The Itinerant Seamstress

I think I've mentioned that I am not usually quick to jump on a new pattern.  When I saw the Laure dress , though, I was instantly smitt...

So right after I sewed my second Appleton dress , I decided to try making a top.  After the increased wrinkles that resulted from my origina...

I FINALLY MADE JEANS! To be precise, I sewed the Ginger Jeans from Closet Case Patterns.  And I hacked them to have a pull-on waistband. ...

I had forgotten how much I love wrap dresses.  I still own two RTW ones from my working lady days, tucked away as they are in the maybe-I...

I've been reading a bunch of posts recently about how velvet/velveteen are back.  I don't think I was aware that they had ever left....

I finally made an Appleton dress ! As always, it took me while to hop aboard this train.  When it comes to pricier patterns (i.e. anything...

Winter came late this year, so I had a bit of time after things calmed down post-wedding, -surgery, and -Thanksgiving to fill out my cold-we...