Limitations. I've been mulling over the multi-faceted limitations I stumble upon daily. Alright, so that's kind of an overwrought statement, since I am sharing just a simple tank top today. But this was a simple tank top borne out of limitations. It looks like it was designed this way, right? Actually, yes, that cutout is part of the pattern and it's the reason I wanted to make it. I'm all about interesting back details. M tells me I have a nice back, and it's important to play up our ... Read more
Monday Outfit: A Little on the Wild Side
Good morning! I'm starting off the week with a myriad of bright colors -- something you don't often see here. Fun, no? This is the last batch of fabrics I received from sweet Frances, and what makes these extra special is that K was lucky enough to select them herself. Do you see a theme? Zebras and tigers (or cheetahs?) and giraffes, oh my! K is a huge fan of animals on her clothing. These two prints are from the Safari Moon collection and without hesitation, K pointed to the two-headed ... Read more
Sewing for Me: Frances Newcombe (Part 2) Meets Darling Ranges
The thousand yard stare....perhaps it looks like I'm contemplating the plight of the impending world financial crisis or maybe it merely looks like I'm making a mental grocery list. In fact, I'm thinking, "What IS that brownish spot on my curtain?" A picture is worth a thousand words they say, but this one sums it up in six: "Stay down, poufy stomach, stay down!" The theme is 'thousand', it seems, and I have thousands upon thousands of these "what's going on here?" shots of myself ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Frances Newcombe Fabric Part 1
Good morning! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so! This weekend I upheld a couple of promises. First, the enormously talented Frances Newcombe had sent me a generous amount of fabrics from her various Art Gallery collections, and who refuses free fabric to sew up into cute clothes? No one in this household, that's for sure. Especially when beautiful neutrals (perfect for me) and fun, color-infused prints (perfect for K) are involved? I love them, and over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing ... Read more
Sewing for Me: The Summer Salvation Dress (aka The Tent Dress) + Quick Tutorial
Today, I give you the one-hour tent dress. This was a completely unplanned sewing project, and I'm pretty sure that if I saw this on a hanger in a store, I would dismiss it as shapeless and unflattering. Then again, I so often feel like my signature style is the muu muu, and this muu muu has been saving me from the hotter-than-normal days we've been having here in the Pacific Northwest. It hit 90 degrees on Monday, which meant that it was about 110 degrees in our un-air-conditioned house. Not ... Read more