sewing dresses

1 min read 2021-07-03 18:13:10

New Look Pattern 6500

I’m so happy to be celebrating the Fourth again, that I’ve made a new dress for the occasion! Another big bold print to express my big bold

1 min read 2021-06-27 18:06:01

I’m swinging now in one of the most fun dresses I’ve ever made! One of the things I’ve sorely missed over the last year and a half was real

1 min read 2021-06-20 18:25:06

I guess you could say I took a Covid Sabbatical which was unplanned, but I discovered it was much needed. Many thanks to all of you who checked in on

3 min read 2021-01-10 20:00:24

I might be smiling but I’m not happy. I’ve got a book of excuses for gaining nearly 10 pounds, but I won’t go there. I decided the best way to

9 min read 2020-10-08 13:00:20

I’m just starting off with the disclaimer that Nerida asked if she could send me some of her new gingham in exchange for an honest review of the

7 min read 2020-10-04 18:12:48

Just how important is your neckline selection? One of my sewing mentors contacted me after reading my latest Sheath Post and offered a few helpful

5 min read 2020-09-18 18:31:10

“Dressing well is a form of good manners.” TOM FORD I’ve been dressing down during these pandemic times, but I believe we can dress down

3 min read 2020-09-15 21:37:28

“You’re an elegant woman and you walk beautifully” said the Frenchman at the Savannah Highway Harris Teeter on September 1 at 3:15 pm. I was

5 min read 2020-08-30 17:46:29

Here it is, my nine year Blogiversary! On August 31, 2011, I announced I would not be shopping for a year and vowed to renew my sewing skills. I

3 min read 2020-08-05 18:16:00

Green – the color of life, growth, renewal, harmony, nature, and energy. I think the world could use a little more green and so could I. I

5 min read 2020-06-28 18:39:46

As crazy as it sounds, I’m trying to spiff up my summer stay-at-home wardrobe. I’m set for going-out clothes, but workout pants and t-shirts

4 min read 2020-03-30 04:44:01

A while back I ordered a few of the new McCalls patterns, shipped directly from the company because it takes us approximately three seasons to get

8 min read 2019-12-30 19:12:41

Hello Readers, It’s been a year ….. one filled with joy, agony, gratitude, and everything in between. Miraculously, 2019 managed to be a

1 min read 2019-12-14 18:01:44

Happy December, Dear Readers! Two minutes after publishing my last post (here) I discovered subscribers did not receive an email notification, and

7 min read 2019-11-10 21:01:13

Thanks to Christian Dior’s genius, the revolutionary Edwardian shirtdress was redesigned, found its way to the runway and established itself as