Good morning! It's mid-winter break right now, so K and I are hanging out and relaxing today and tomorrow. Since we're in vacation mode, the pace is slower around here and I'm posting a little later than usual... I made K this little red number for Valentine's Day. I don't know why, but I tend to avoid the color red -- maybe it's because it's my mom's favorite color and I OD'd on it growing up. It's a great hue on K, though, and I should make more outfits in this color. I'm not sure how ... Read more
McCall 7199 – Asymmetrical Zip Outerwear
I think my body might be shrinking. Or not. Maybe I'm not understanding what "moderate stretch knits" are, since I didn't think the fabric I used was crazy stretchy. This is what the envelope image of McCall 7199 view A looks like: This is how it looks on me: I cut the size 12 and made no mods other than making the hem slightly longer to account for my generous torso length (I folded up 3/8" instead of 1"). I actually like the loose fit, but it might have been a good idea to go ... Read more
Gingers in Indigo and a Shakespearean Valley Top
So my right calf is slightly bigger than my left calf. These are the things you learn when you make your own clothes. I'm on a sewing roll, and I pumped out not only my second pair of Ginger skinnies, but also the Cali Faye Valley Blouse. It was a good week. Look at me, trying to mix things up with some props: Yes. A little cornball. You can't help but imagine muzak accompanying this. Shall we start with what I'm calling my Shakespearean Valley top? It looks pretty awesome on ... Read more
Ginger Jeans of My Own
"What are you doing?" he asked me. It was the pounding that caused him to poke his head into the room -- he looked confused and slightly alarmed. I stood there with the hammer poised a few inches above an overturned cast iron skillet. "Making jeans," I replied. And whacked a rivet into place. I made jeans. JEANS. !!!!! These Gingers Skinny Jeans took me just shy of a year to complete from the initial muslin, mostly because I was stymied by the idea of altering the pattern. ... Read more
Faux Fur Infinity Scarf + Giveaway [CLOSED]
Well now. Ute and I are simply blown away by the enthusiastic response to the Secret Valentine Exchange!! It's been so enthusiastic that my server crashed a number of times last week. It's true that I have a wimpy, tiny server, but still. I also think there's something problematic about multiple people trying to fill out the form simultaneously, but that's an uneducated guess on my part. We're approaching 130 sign-ups!! If you were one of the folks who couldn't access the form to ... Read more