Tilly and the Buttons’ Etta
At last... 🎶My Etta dress is finally done. It took one helluva long time! More on that later, but first, the pattern: Tilly And The Buttons’ Etta is a flattering [...]
Deer And Doe Givre body-con dress
Here is my new Givre dress with contrasting yoke. It is close-fitting. Wearing such a close-fitting body-con dress is a bit intimidating, but having worn it around yesterday, I realized [...]
Panel Skirt and Boxy Top
They say Wisconsin is beautiful in autumn, full of wonderful foliage changing all sorts of colours. While I anxiously await this fall technicolour display, another autumn display -- one I [...]
Anna Dress
The Story: I remember seeing By Hand London's beautiful Anna Dress when the pattern was released years ago: a long, flattering maxi dress with a daring thigh-high split. It looked superb [...]
Amandine Sheath Dress
Sewing For Friends Part 2: Amandine’s Sheath Dress One day, Amandine told me she had been checking my blog and happened upon this dress. She asked if I might make [...]
Mini Dress
We’re finally settled into our new home here in Madison, and I’m so happy to get back to sewing. My most recent make is a cute “mini dress” from BurdaStyle [...]
Lilly Of The Valley Ensemble
Back in June, I made a pretty flowy summer dress for my friend Laura. I loved it so much that I really wanted to make something similar for myself. The [...]
Laura’s Summer Dress
Sewing for friends is so much fun! Laura wanted a summer dress that she could wear to her sister’s wedding, and we decided the classic silhouette of a strapless bustier [...]
B6354 Bustier & Shorts Playsuit
We are moving out of Vancouver in a few days (sad!), and things have been pretty hectic around here. But I’ve still managed to some time to sew for myself [...]
Simplicity 1197
The Story: I sometimes visit clothing websites to inspire my next sewing project. During one of these visits (ModCloth), I fell in love with a cute floral trench. Upon seeing [...]