We were pretty lax in our vacation planning--we were more or less spontaneous in the things we did once we were on Oahu. However, I did look up fabric stores on the island before we went and was pleased that a trip to buy some fabric could be coordinated with another activity on the Honolulu/Waikiki… Continue reading Hawaiian sunrise Hazel
The other day I posted about a lovely sundress I had sewn. Like everything I make, I had to adjust for my lack of height, but in this case, where to shorten the bodice wasn't illustrated on the pattern, or even very obvious. So, for the 0.1% of the sewing population that could use a… Continue reading Petite adjustment for the Siren Sundress by Decades of Style
If you're arriving here from Britex, welcome! A couple of weeks ago, my family took a trip to Hawaii, which nicely coincided (with a slight extension of deadlines--thank you, Joie 🙂 with my latest Britex project. A lovely linen sundress was the obvious choice; after all, doesn't everyone sew new garments before going on vacation?!The… Continue reading Vintage-inspired linen sundress
In all honesty and seriousness, it was the Hayden pattern this month that convinced me to finally subscribe to Seamwork. Mostly, I just I love the idea of a woven t-shirt with style lines.If you plan to make this top, you really MUST make a muslin. Seriously, I can't stress this enough. I raced… Continue reading Handful of Haydens (and a fix to a fit problem)
After making a couple of fancy Linden sweaters (here, here, and here), I wasn't ready to give up my comfy sweatshirt-analogs when the warm weather hit. Papercut's Bowline sweater was such an unusual design, I couldn't resist! As an aside, if you haven't ordered a printed PDF from Papercut, do it! It takes a while to arrive… Continue reading Striped Bowline sweater
Even in a world where "Birdie Sanders" is a thing, for me, the word "birdie" will always conjure up the feeling of sheer embarrassment I had during my (poor) performance of my one-line solo in the middle school production of "Bye Bye Birdie". Isn't it funny that such a seemingly benign word can have terrible… Continue reading Birdie shorts
And by 50, I mean 3...I was a lazy, lazy sewer and didn't change out my bobbin when I realized that it was not the same as my thread, and then when I ran out of the thread, I didn't have the same color--so yeah, three shades of gray thread were used and you can… Continue reading 50 shades of gray (topstitching)
I should have titled this post "4 skirts from the same pattern + 1 with a slight variation". However, the reason I sewed 5 skirts in the past 1-2 months is due to a "perfect storm" of three independent events: on-going discussion I've been having with my good friend of mine + an epiphany I… Continue reading My winter uniform
Spoiler alert: I didn't wear this outfit (insert sad face). When I found out we had gotten highly-sought after reservations to the French Laundry, I immediately knew I wanted to wear something me-made. After all, I was so proud of having worn a complete handmade outfit to Quince for my birthday. But other than men… Continue reading What I made to wear to the French Laundry
I don't need to review my year to recognize that I didn't blog a lot this year! I sewed a lot less and had a lot less time to take photos and write posts, just in general. But I sewed more than I reported, so instead of reviewing my "hits and misses" of 2015,… Continue reading Undocumented Garments of 2015
Bea & Lucille 