Catching Up
I have had a busy few weeks with both my boys here, teaching and lots of guild work. But I was able to finish this Burda jumper which actually fits! It’s Burda #8072 and it’s a pretty easy pattern to sew up. Most remarkably, this jumper needed very little alteration. In fact the only alteration I […]
A Visit With Rachel Clark
As the “Special Events Chair” for my 230 member American Sewing Guild chapter, I have the privilege of bringing in a speaker once a year or so. This time I wanted to bring in someone who could make both quilters and garment sewers happy. I made a great choice in bringing in Rachel Clark. We […]
Mission Impossible-Pants That Fit
I knew I was hard to fit in pants, but this story is ridiculous. I was on a quest for a pair of light weight pants that fit well, so I went to Nordstrom’s, known for their excellent sales staff. Despite the heroic and aerobic efforts of the saleswoman, after trying on 22, twenty two, pairs of pants, we both […]
Fabric Trip! Britex and Stone Mountain
Tayo’s Fabrics of Fair Oaks sponsored a bus trip to the Bay Area to vist two landmark fabric stores: Britex Fabrics in San Francisco and Stone Mountain and Daughter in Berkeley. We were dropped off in Union Square, close to Britex. x Britex is a San Francisco landmark-if you are a sewist of any type […]
Santa Barbara
I recently made a quick, unexpected trip to Santa Barbara for the latest surgery for my Accident-Prone 21 year-old son. The surgery turned out well and was almost a non-event, thank God. Since I’ve been on a garment sewing kick lately, I knew I had to make a trip to one of my favorite fabric shops for […]
Garment or Quilt?
Who’d a thunk it-I actually have a wee bit of time before Christmas to do some sewing! x I am a garment sewer as well as a quilter, so I decided to whip up a jacket in this lovely fabric I purchased from Loes Hinse. x x At Pacific International Quilt Festival this year I had […]
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