Oops, my weekly roundup is a few days late!  I'm sure you were all anxiously waiting 🙂  I've managed to maintain my streak of at least one handmade garment each day with only one (the first!) repeat garment. Not bad!  And now for the week's outfits:May 18, Sunday: 30-mile bike ride event in Watsonville, CA.… Continue reading Me-Made-May Round-up #3
I just don't like the look of pants without pockets on the back. Â Even one pocket is good enough for me, just something to break up the wide expanse of fabric covering my bottom. Â But even when pants or shorts patterns don't have this feature provided, you can still add one! Â There are tons of… Continue reading Put a welt pocket on it! (Tutorial and free pattern)
Okay, second full week down and I've kept up my streak of wearing at least one me-made garment per day (and no repeats so far!).  So here we go with the roundup:Sunday, May 11thTop: me-made hereGray capri pants: me-made hereMonday, May 12thDress: me-made hereTuesday, May 13thTop: me-made hereShorts: Anthropologie (though it hurt a little to buy… Continue reading Me-Made-May Roundup #2
If you're visiting from Britex, welcome to Nicole at Home! There's a more in-depth post on the Britex blog today, highlighting some tips on working with napped fabric. Â Here, I'll talk more about my fit adjustments for the Chloe dress by Victory Patterns. Â While the final product fits well, I had some issues with the… Continue reading Chloe by Victory Patterns: fit adjustments
As yet unblogged top (self-drafted!) and shorts.Okay, it took a while to convince myself that I could do this (by "this", I mean commit to wearing a specific amount of handmade clothing throughout the month of May), mostly because I just didn't think I can wear something I've made every. single. day. Â So, I'm going… Continue reading Me-Made-May–I’m in (and new top preview)
I've been ogling Pattern Runway's selection of offerings for a while (this one especially, not sure why I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet!), so when I realized I needed a pair of shorts, I finally purchased the Scalloped Hem Shorts. Â They are interesting without being odd, and have some sewing details that make… Continue reading Scalloped Hem Shorts: pattern review
With only about a month left of my semester-long patternmaking class, our first "real" garment (the first made in fashion fabric) is due this Thursday: the casual shirt. Â Using our slopers, we were to draft a slightly oversized shirt with collar, collar stand, button placket, and cuffs with buttons and continuous placket. My sloper set… Continue reading Patternmaking class homework: the casual shirt
So the photos make it look lovely, but truth be told, I'm not sold on this dress yet. Â I've worn it, and it's fine, but I'm not in love with it like I had been hoping. Â The pattern is Vogue V1027. Â For the pattern changes: I reduced the length of the dress by about a… Continue reading Knit wrap dress (not quite sure about this one)
A few more kid garments finished: some during the official "KCW" and the rest this morning. The boys can always use new pajamas, and they are fast and easy to sew up, so PJs it is! Â Plus, who could resist either of these fabrics??My older boy got some red fox pajamas (fox fabric from Girl… Continue reading KCW: Woodland creature PJs for both boys
A a few months ago, with concern for my kids' safety when they're milling around under my ironing board, I bought a sturdier version. Â My previous board's cover didn't fit the new one, and after only a short while, the new ironing board was showing some serious signs of wear. Â But when I found this… Continue reading Ironing board recover in Olfa Mat!
Bea & Lucille 