Continuing the parade of wool clothing from my recent, multiple visits to the fabric store is my latest work/ holiday dress. I'm the biggest fan of dresses for any and all occasions, particular those that are stretchy and flattery, so when the Lady Skater Dress pattern by Kitschy Coo started making the rounds, I was… Continue reading Lady Skater Dress in wool sweater knit
Cashmere, guys! This super soft and lovely plaid cashmere was one of my many finds at the wool sale from last week. At $35/ yard, it wasn't a steal, but I certainly couldn't leave it there, especially since I had purchased the Woodland Cape pattern by Liesl & Co a while back and hadn't found… Continue reading Hooded Woodland cape in cashmere!
As one of the Community Match winners in the SOSM, I was awarded three Sewaholic patterns. In my opinion, it was the best prize of all (among many awesome awards, by the way!) and I was super duper thrilled! Always the pragmatic, I chose the Renfrew top, Thurlow trousers and the Alma blouse, figuring I… Continue reading Renfrew in double knit wool
With the chill of Fall settling on the Bay Area, a new jacket was definitely in order. With the classic double-breasted Anise pattern by Colette in mind, I selected this incredible Rose Madder and Plum Tweed Wool fabric from Britex Fabrics. I loved the striking color and texture of the fabric and it seemed both… Continue reading Anise Jacket in wool tweed
No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth--just busy with a new class and a big project for Britex! The absolutely drop-dead gorgeous patent leather buttons, above, have a little something to do with it 🙂 With a professional development workshop at SFSU on Saturday at 11, was waiting at the door of… Continue reading Patent leather buttons
I'm so excited to finally share a project that I tested a few weeks ago for my friend and bag pattern-maker, Samantha! With two weddings coming up next month, it was exceptionally good timing that Samantha asked me to try out her pattern for the adorably-named "Little Bow Pleat Bag"--a stylish (yet roomy!) clutch. Her… Continue reading Little Bow Pleat Bag: Pattern testing and giveaway!
After a significant time away, I'm back to work on Monday. Clearly, I need a back-to-school dress! Having just made a party dress using the gathered-skirt style, I whipped up the A-line version of the Cambie for work. I love the tailored fit of this version and the slant pockets. Man, this pattern is versatile!The… Continue reading Back to school Cambie
Since Dee has received the pouch I made for her, now I can show it off! In our initial emailing, Dee said she liked bright colors, like red and turquoise, and paisley, so I chose a bright paisley fabric from Hart's and used some red silk upholstery fabric from FabMo. The lining fabric is an… Continue reading From California to Australia: Sweet pouch swap
Even though I wasn't quick enough to get in on the *very* exclusive official Sweet Pouch Swap this time around, my friend Samantha acted as match-maker and coordinated Dee and I to swap pouches and sweets anyhow! Unsanctioned sweet sending, guerrilla pouch swapping, pouch party crashing, whatever it is, today I received the very lovely… Continue reading Crashing the "Sweet Pouch Swap" party
Today was the final straw: yet another zip-top baggie on the table after my husband returned from a long ride on his bike. A cell phone, ID and cash is essential when either of us go for a ride, but whereas I can shove all that in my cavernous underseat bag (along with spare tube… Continue reading Tutorial: Water-resistant phone pouch
Bea & Lucille 