Londres a Paris: A DIY Trench Coat

This post is a long, long time coming. I finished this Orageuse Londres trench in May. I’m almost ashamed to … More

Sewing Fast and Slow: Quick McCalls 6886 and a Break from Tailoring

All right, well it’s been a busy and strange few weeks here in DC, and I’ve been a bit distracted from … More

A few years ago, when I was a little baby sewist, I set about making a winter coat. I loved … More

This was the third and final item of pre-vacation sewing binge. Added to the queue because it was simple, and … More

All right! So here we have item 2 of 3 from pre vacation sewing binge. Barcelona was meant to … More

What good is a rushed pre-vacation sewing binge if not for getting me out from in front of that brick … More

We’re buried under two feet of snow here in Washington this weekend, which feels like a perfect excuse for not … More

So I recently had an answer to the question ‘what will I sew for once my friends are done getting … More

This lady was started way back in July, when summer was hot and the horsehair on my white J Crew … More

We’ve talked about it being wedding season already. The first one we went to this year had three parties in … More