Even though we were away on vacation for most of the allotted time of the first challenge, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to participate in the Super Online Sewing Match! So, instead of 6 days to draft and sew an A-line skirt (using this tutorial at Craftsy by Deborah Moebes), I had 2. And… Continue reading SOSM: Challenge #1, Skirt drafting
It's been quite a crazy week. We're still visiting family in upstate NY and I was going to post photos of my "Me Made Vacay" right about now, but then something exciting happened. Anyone heard of the Super Online Sewing Match (formerly known as the Super Online Sewing Bee) sponsored by Sew Mama Sew? Yeah?… Continue reading Super Online Sewing Match
Skirt, check. Shorts, check. Dresses, check. Swimsuit(s), check. Tops, check (and then some!). One thing missing from the suitcase: capris pants. Done and done, with a new tee thrown in for fun! We're heading across country to visit family, which has been the driving force behind some of my sewing frenzy. (That, and knowing… Continue reading Packing for summer vacation
I started this top ages ago and even though it was mostly done, it was relegated to my Unfinished Pile. The fabric is tissue-weight knit from Britex (purchased in the store) and, for me anyway, it was really difficult to sew. And after struggling with the construction, in an act of final desperation to avoid… Continue reading Fix or Fail: wavy striped top
The day I made my Plain Jane Shorts, I also whipped up a fun variation on Kristin's now-infamous Scoop-neck Tee. I had a tiny bit of some super soft, taupe-colored bamboo knit fabric (bought locally here), some lovely peach narrow-striped bamboo knit from Michael Levine, and an idea to make a color-block version.For the pattern, I… Continue reading One yard, two tops
Considering I have barely a use for them, I've become a bathing suit-sewing addict. This is another style (C) from my vintage pattern (McCalls 5036) to go with my polka-dotted version F.I left off the bow at the bodice because it was a little floppy, and with a style change for the straps creating a bow… Continue reading Chevron swimsuit
I'm not a huge fan of shorts, but I recognize that living in California requires I wear such items (and probably with a sweater and scarf in November :). I've been doing the "sporty skirt with built in shorts" for a while, but a girl needs some variety. After cutting out the Plain Jane Dress,… Continue reading Plain jane shorts
I know, it's a boring blue dress. But guys, before taking these photos, I'd worn this for two days and it even spent time folded in the bottom of the stroller during Mom-tot swim class this morning. And it still looks respectable! If I have to choose something to wear, I'll grab the boring… Continue reading Plain jane dress
After sewing up the last button-up for my husband, I got really excited to make another. The process just wasn't as hard as I had envisioned and the final product actually got worn--a lot! So, using what I had learned making the "wearable muslin", I got started on a plaid version, with this beautiful and… Continue reading Man’s button-up
I got the bug to make myself a bathing suit after splurging on a suit from Anthropologie, only to have to send it back because of a disappointing fit. So, a quick search of Etsy for a pattern and I found the most incredible set of suits, vintage McCalls 5036 (1976). A year older than… Continue reading My first bathing suit!
Bea & Lucille 