So I am working on a jacket for Megan. She needed office wear. Normally I am opposed to making jackets but I did it anyways. What don’t I like? SLEEVES. I used to cheat and leave the side seams open while I set in the sleeves but today I decided to do it the right…
I was reading Austinist when I saw this pop up in the sidebar.Excuse me? As much as I didn’t want to look I had to it was like a TRAIN WRECK. I was forced to interrupt an email conversation in the latest trends in jeans (boyfriend’s back) to talk about this thing. Claire thinks that,…
At the FirstSamples moving sale I happened to find a pattern for a Cocoon jacket. My mom had a pattern like this ages ago and I thought, “who would wear it?”“ Now I want it. Apparently they have been resurrected from the 80s. Stay tuned for this blast from the past…
So Tina sent me an email alerting me to FREE patterns online. Granted you will have to dig around for them, but I promise that they are there. My fall project (after I get the stuff for the show done) will be this Alexander McQueen Jacket. It’s a mini kimono with vest-like attributes.
I bought another sewing machine. I couldn’t help it. FirstSamples was having the everything must go moving sale. I was working that day and decided that I couldn’t spend more than the day’s wages. There was a Babylock 1550 just sitting there on the table by itself 3 hours into the sale. I decided to…
The little black dress-a-thon continues. I don’t really like sewing knits but I needed a dress to wear downtown. I wanted something American Apparel-esque but I didn’t want to pay that much. This dress cost $6.00 in supplies and took up 2 hours of my time. The pattern was tunic length but I made it…
I know, that is up there with the “dog ate my homework” excuse. Maybe it’s because the computer isn’t in the sewing room that much. Jen’s Jeans is back on for July 11th at FirstSamples. It’s hard to think of making jeans in 100 degree weather. Maybe some shorts or pedal pushers. Since I last…
So, I am back to teaching classes at FirstSamples. I taught a pants class in March. I am in the middle of “Jen’s Jeans” right now. It’s a little crazy trying to teach class right after finishing up at the day job but I am making due (car payments are my current motivation). Since I…
I haven’t been blogging but I have been sewing. The black dress-a-thon is over. I finished the 2 dresses and matching handbags. I made 2 more pairs of jeans (black and purple). I tackled the recycled sweater project, armwarmers and hats for all. I made a velcro mount for the U-lock on my bicycle. There…
I decided to take a break from the Black Dress-a-thon (I am working on 2 black dresses in my quest for the perfect little black dress). These shirts were done free hand. Essentially 2 rectangles of fabric. I used a pattern piece to help with the sizing.