Two years of sewing and blog writing have passed! Two years of learning and challenging myself, and of feeling confident and insecure all at once. So much has happened, especially in this last year. Michael had some medical issues, which have now thankfully resolved, and during that time sewing and this blog changed for me….
Tag: Grandparents Are Fashion
Pants For Grandma And A Skirt For Me
This pattern of Grandma’s is from the early 1980’s. I can tell by the pieces that were used that she made the pants. Which makes sense because they look like something I can picture her in. I could tell by how the pants pattern was folded that she made adjustments on the length. Grandma was…
Russell and Marisa’s Camper Project
My cousin Russell and his wife Marisa decided to buy a camper, and remodel it. They found an old camper that would fit in the back of their truck. They have a boat, so this would be the perfect set up for them! They can camp, and take their boat. Little did we all know…
A New Beginning And An Unfinished Project
I’ve been finishing up on some projects lately. Some things that I sew take only a few days. Some things take weeks. Since my weekly blog posts have caught up to my sewing, I decided to write about a sewing thing that Grandpa gave me. About 15 years ago or so, Grandpa told me that…
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…