I posted about this pattern almost a year ago and I finally got around to making it!  I actually finished it a couple weeks ago.  It was so fast (no lining always helps!), although I guess after my wedding dress and my coat anything would seem fast.  Sometimes you just need a quick project–it’s like engine cleaner. The pattern is very well written....

It’s that time again!  The time for me to tell you which sewing patterns are tempting me this season.  I normally have to edit way down to get a list of 5 (or 6), but this time I barely had five I was genuinely excited about.  I’m not sure if that’s because there are fewer new and/or cute patterns out there this spring or because I’m in a...

I’m putting the cart before the horse a little bit and telling you about my honeymoon before I tell you about the wedding!  I should have the official wedding pictures sometime next week, so I can show you more detailed photos of my dress (along with lots of other crafts I made) then.  For now, here’s a little preview, because many people have told me...

I have looked and looked through the pattern books for y’all!  And I have to say, I didn’t find as much to like as I usually do in a new season.  But I’ve managed to dig up a few promising patterns for you to stitch up this fall… (I, meanwhile, will only be working on my wedding dress!  I wish I had extra time to make some of these...

Last weekend I participated in the (very crafty) closing night festivities for Art|Everywhere.  In fact, I actually spent a lot of last week preparing for it too!  Art|Everywhere is this really cool event we have in Norfolk where Granby Street is turned into a huge art gallery with juried art installations in many of the shop windows.  It’s in its second...

Okay, so I got a little distracted from the six patterns I told you about last week due to a Borders 50% off coupon.  I have Wendy Mullin’s Sew U: Home Stretch book and I think it’s great but I had only glanced through her Built By Wendy Dresses and Built by Wendy Coats & Jackets.  Not being able to resist the 50% off coupon despite Borders’...