SunnyGal Studio Sewing

5 min read 2023-02-21 07:49:00

Coat completed: Burda 7169 in camel wool from Britex

Finally it's time to show the finished coat. And well past time, as I finished it back in November so Heather could take it on a Thanksgiving trip to

5 min read 2023-02-14 08:55:00

Time to show the rest of the construction of this coat so I can post the finished look. Here's the first post on this project. Let's skip ahead to

5 min read 2023-02-07 05:35:00

If you read my previous post you saw that I am stuck at home now recovering from a foot surgery. It's going well and I should be back to being out

8 min read 2023-01-22 11:56:00

Happy New Year everybody! I have taken an unintentional break from posting here on the blog. Life just got really busy with family and other

5 min read 2022-11-04 06:25:00

Last month I was surveying my fabric stash and noticed this heavy weight cotton sateen that I've had for absolutely ages, and decided it would make a

4 min read 2022-10-01 22:23:00

Time for another Random Threads post, which is where I get to comment, observe and possibly rant on things I've come across in the sewing internet

6 min read 2022-09-02 12:34:00

Each year since I started the blog I have typically made a new dress for my birthday which comes just around Labor Day (our end of summer holiday

4 min read 2022-08-21 06:15:00

Whew - here it is, our August heatwave. About 105º F now as I write this at 5pm. We've been a bit fortunate, considering our drought and fire danger

5 min read 2022-08-10 08:06:00

For a while I have been intrigued by the old Stretch and Sew patterns. I've acquired a few over recent years and then recently I found one at a guild

7 min read 2022-07-18 11:59:00

Here's my finished dress and I am really happy with the combination of fabric and pattern. Sometimes that just works out perfectly and this is such a

6 min read 2022-07-03 11:30:00

So much for my resolution to blog more this year, but now that summer is here and I have some free time I hope to get back to it. I've been busy

4 min read 2022-05-30 10:14:00

Actual sewing is moving to the back burner these days as plenty of other things are calling for my attention. After another dry winter it was finally

7 min read 2022-04-15 00:27:00

It has frequently occurred, since I began blogging my sewing, that I make something way too wintery just as spring arrives with full force here in N.

5 min read 2022-03-25 08:38:00

Last year I taught a jeans sewing class online and during that class I sewed up another pair of my favorite jeans pattern, which is the Ash Jeans

4 min read 2022-03-07 11:58:00

So much for my resolution to blog more frequently this year. But other parts of life have intervened and I just never found the time to sit down