“Learn to Sew”, this pattern boasts. While it was simple enough I often wonder how a true beginner would do with patterns like this. Patterns like this make me think about my beginning days of sewing clothes. It actually has some things that I would think would be difficult for the person trying to learn…
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One Year Anniversary! And The Sewing Machine Dress
One year ago, August 19, 2021, I posted my first entry on my blog! It was my “About” page, so not really a sew, just an explanation about what I was doing, and why. You can always go back and re-read that post by clicking on the “About” section in the menu in the upper…
National Dress Day!
National Dress Day is March 6th of each year. This year I asked blog readers to share with us all pictures of themselves celebrating the versatility of the dress. I’m sure we can all think of a favorite dress that we’ve worn. Was it a prom dress? Wedding dress? Sun dress? I can think of…
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,…
Jumping Back To the 60’s
This reissued pattern from Simplicity is a 1960’s jumper that really was simple to sew, as the pattern envelope says. Certain styles need a certain body type. This jumper was definitely not for me. I had actually made it once before, for myself, and it made me look, well….matronly. Let’s just say it was not…