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
Of all the patterns by Tasia at Sewaholic, I've been most drawn to the Cambie. I'm fairly pear-shaped and the style of the dress is pretty good for my figure. The 20% off discount through Sew Mama Sew and the SOSM convinced me to finally plunk down the money for the pattern! Seriously, I don't… Continue reading First (but not the last) Cambie
With a new teaching quarter to prepare for, I have slowed down a bit, but despite the inactivity on my blog, I actually have been sewing! Some of my work has been boring (wet bags) or housekeeping (hemming), but I do have an big project as well: the new Jedediah pants pattern (Thread Theory) has… Continue reading Slow start to the Jedediah
I'll preface this post by saying that these may be the last two garments I sew for this particular child of mine. Granted, it's the end of a 10 week summer break, but the amount of grief I was given when asking said child to try on the clothes I had painstakingly made for him… Continue reading Coastal Cargos and Recess Raglan, done!
There are a bunch of seriously exciting sewalongs going on right now. Most started yesterday, but it's not too late to get on board!Having received an early-warning notice from Melly Sews, I purchased the fabric for a Blank Slate sewalong: Coastal Cargos (affiliate link). The timing of this sewalong is perfect since school starts for… Continue reading Coastal Cargo Sewalong (and some others)
Front viewAnd now for something completely different! I was in a pretty serious coral and pink rut (what I'm referring to as my Summer Collection :), so it was pretty fun playing with new colors. With a second baby girl gift in mind, I searched through my stash to find something not-too frilly and found a… Continue reading Geranium Dress 2: Variation and mini-tutorial
I'd mark off my students' work if they didn't cite a reference, so many apologies to everyone (especially Masko Jefferson and Rashida Coleman-Hale!) for neglecting to include the pattern source for the wallet I posted with my "It's a Cinch" bag. The pattern is from the book, Zakka Style, which I borrowed from my… Continue reading Zakka Wallet Organizer
When we were given this project, I was a bit worried: I'm not a seasoned bag maker, having only made a few over the years as a pattern tester for Samantha. But I actually needed a stylish computer-carrier for work, so I was up for the challenge of making the "It's a Cinch Bag", by… Continue reading SOSM: Challenge #3, It’s a Cinch Bag
In the past two weeks, three close friends have given birth to baby girls. With all the SOSM excitement and our vacation before that, I'm super behind in making gifts for the new babies. And since I can't visit them empty-handed, I need to make something quick so I can hold those beautiful little bundles!… Continue reading Gifts for baby girls: Geranium Dress
As mentioned here, I made a second version of the Roller Skate Dress to head-off any possible sadness that might have arisen if one sister received a new dress and not the other. Of course, I didn't get any photos of the beautiful little girl actually in the dress, except with her sister:I made this… Continue reading Another roller skate dress
Bea & Lucille 