Doesn’t this woman look classy. Try as I might, though, no dress is going to flatten my chest and cause … More
Category: sewing projects
Mr Roboto Dress: This Was Not a Halloween Costume
I was, perhaps, inappropriately enthusiastic about making a dress out of some wool/silk blend I’d picked up at Fabric Mart. … More
Shot at Redemption: Colette Myrtle, with Sleeves.
I was pretty grump after making my first Colette Myrtle, and I really wasn’t planning on a second one. But … More
For Other People’s Weddings: Midsummer Night’s Dream Pattern Review
This Papercut Patterns dress has been in my brain for the better part of a year. When I really gave … More
Anima Evolution; Or, “Baby, There are Sequins Everywhere”
I had an irrational desire to buy this pattern. Completely irrational, because in my pre wedding dress sewing days** my … More
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: Butterick 5211 Review
When I see a three-piece pattern labelled “FAST& EASY FASHION EXPRESS 1 HOUR PATTERN”. I think: That’s probably a lie. … More
I Am a Hack: Wedding Dress Practice Dress Completed
This is the hackiest, hacky frankenpattern dress. It was pretty touch and go there for a while, but in … More
Wasted in the Wild
So, I’m traveling and away from the sewing machine. But! Here are some photos of the reversible silk top I … More
Help. Wedding Dress Practice A Complete Failure.
See. Failure. I was so effing pleased with myself last night putting in that invisible zipper. Looked so pretty … More
Wedding Dress Project: Fourth Time’s the Charm?
Here it is! I think she’s done — or, I am at least.