When I was first teaching myself how to make clothes, I picked this pattern to try. I liked the style, it says “simple to sew” and thought it would be a good place to start. SO the shirts featured in this weeks post I made years ago. Some of my current projects take longer than…
Author: Coco B
They Understood The Assignment
Knowing that I was going out of town for Christmas, and knowing that I needed a post for this week (just a personal goal) I knew I needed to sew something before I left. I decided on this “easy to sew” skirt. My cousin Elizabeth said she would like it, so I got to work,…
Gift Giving
With Christmas quickly approaching, it was time to turn my attention to a few things that I was going to make and give as gifts. I have found that my favorite gifts to give are homemade, BUT, homemade things are incredibly time consuming! Plan accordingly if you want to give homemade things! Here are some…
Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational; This Is What I Call The Muppet Dress!!
My cousin Elizabeth informed me that she had special Disneyland tickets. Tickets that would get her entry into The Muppet’s Christmas Party on Main Street. Sounds like an incredibly important event to me! Of course, she needed a custom dress for the party. I already had yards and yards of this Muppet fabric in my…
I Love Lucy Too!
I had previously made this pattern in View A but without the frilly collar. I had to drive to Southern California for the weekend to deliver a dress and do a fitting (which will be next week’s post) for my cousin Elizabeth. I knew I was going to be stopping in at my favorite cosmetics…
The Big Day, Finally Here! Part Three and Also The Finale: Sydney’s Wedding!
With Sydney’s big day almost here, I had to choose a pattern to make and wear for the wedding day. Grandma had three different wedding dress patterns in her collection. I decided to stick with the wedding theme and pick one of those for my outfit. I chose this pattern, from 1965. I discovered that…