Hello everyone! Thank you all for the wonderful Christmas wishes, and I sincerely wish you all a very happy New Year and a fresh and wonderful start to 2014! I've been thinking a lot lately about what I'd like to accomplish for myself in terms of my wardrobe in 2014. I decided early on I definitely don't want to set myself any strict goals, but I do have some ideas, so I thought you might be interested to hear a little ... Read more »
Sewing
My 2013 sewing and knitting in review
While I've barely had time to even think about blogging in the last few weeks, I didn't want to see 2013 draw to a close without doing a roundup of my sewing and knitting projects from the year. I did one last year, and it was interesting reading the goals I set for myself this year, some of which I accomplished (namely, focusing on separates, as you'll see). I think the best part of what I accomplished this year was ... Read more »
Fall for Cotton: watch the final projects video at Lucky Lucille!
From the perspectives of your co-hosts Rochelle and I, Fall for Cotton was a smashing sew-along success! We had a blast hosting, and it was truly thrilling seeing dozens and dozens of amazing projects completed. Thanks to everyone who participated for making it such a great sew-along! And today Rochelle has something fantastic to share with you. You know you've been waiting for it: the Fall for Cotton final projects ... Read more »
Fall for Cotton giveaway winners
Wow, we had so many entries on the Fall for Cotton giveaway prizes for sew-along participants! And between Rochelle's two giveaways and my two giveaways, we have four lucky randomly-selected winners! Winner of Lucky Lucille prize pack #1: Jeanette from Lazy Seamstress Winner of Lucky Lucille prize pack #2: Sophie from Wild Child Sophie Winner of By Gum, By Golly prize #1 (That Clever Clementine ... Read more »
Fall for Cotton prize giveaways: 4 chances to win!
Hello sew-alongers! Fall for Cotton has been a great experience for so many of us. Rochelle and I have been happy to help, wrangle, and hopefully inspire you along the way! It's been an honor and pleasure being one of your co-hosts for this great sew-along challenge, and I couldn't have had a better co-host than Rochelle! ♥ Ready for prizes?? Today's our special giveaway day for Fall for Cotton participants. If you ... Read more »
My finished Fall for Cotton blouse
My Fall for Cotton project is complete! I wasn't able to accomplish as much as I planned, but I do have a nice new blouse. I sewed McCall 4854, a blouse pattern from 1942. As you may recall from my project plans, I used a vintage cotton fabric in my stash, along with red vintage buttons, and I sewed the buttonholes by hand with vintage red buttonhole twist. The buttonholes are probably my favorite ... Read more »