The “65 Minute Top”
I seem to be on a roll here, alternating between garment and quilt. PatternReview.com recently featured a pattern maker I was unfamiliar with, Maria Denmark, and I was intrigued. The line is described as: “simple patterns for everyday wear, with detailed illustrated instructions, making them easy to sew, fit and wear for everybody – even complete beginners.” […]
Don’t Laugh!
Don’t laugh-this is my next garment project: Given my recent debacle with the infamous Cape Caper, you might think I’m crazy. But seriously, I am jumping right from the cape to a Chanel-style jacket. It will probably take a year for me to make given my schedule with all things quilt-related, but I have always lusted […]
Gauzy Summer Vest
I recently had the briefest of moments to sew up a quick summer vest. I really miss garment sewing but I don’t have much time for it these days, so this floaty vest out of some fabulous fabric was a sure bet. It’s a perfect cover up, even when it’s 104 outside-like today! I pretty much […]
Summer Sewing Time
I have an irrational fear of sewing with knits. I decided I needed to finally conquer my fear of knits by diving in and making a summer top. I chose this knit of unknown content-I think it’s viscose. It’s a beautiful piece I purchased from Fine Fabrics of Santa Barbara a few years ago. In […]
Free Motion Quilting Challenge-March
I am involved in the 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge at SewCalGal’s Blog. Each month a tutorial by a skilled quilter covers some aspect of free motion quilting and participants are asked to post their response to the challenge. This month Ann Fahl asked us to play with various background fills. I was familiar with […]
Daisy Fill Vest
I need to finish my Saw Tooth Star but I got really excited about an idea I’ve had in my head for awhile. What would happen if I did a large-scale Daisy Fill all over a garment and then cut out the negative space in-between the daisies? I just had to pursue that!It is taking longer […]
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 […]