Making It With Help

I love solving puzzles. I almost bought a piece of “fleece” at Joann’s last week; the pattern was all-over puzzle pieces. But I stopped myse...

A friend took a few pictures of me wearing my new print skirt. If you're interested, you could compare the skirt on me to the skirt on a...

Here's a hanger shot of my skirt, completed this afternoon. My photographer is at a Broadway show right now and I wanted to publish this...

On June 30, I wrote: Next up will be a 5- or 7-gored skirt. I tried to make one with inseam pockets, but it was not wearable because I did...

I've been working a bit here and there on a seven-gore flared skirt. It's a pattern I've used several times, changing the number...

When last we talked, I showed you the remaining fabric from the 3.5 yards of "autumn leaves" quilting cotton fabric, which I'v...

I am happy to report that I have used the majority of the quilting fabrics that I blogged about here . And I used at least a yard of another...

My Internet sewing friend, Rhonda of Rhonda's Creative Life , has undertaken an enormous project: making 900 pillowcases for... I don...

Inspired by Rhonda , I purchased this fabric from Joann's. Rhonda shortened hers a bit and used some lovely ribbon for straps. I knew ...

Okay, now for something easy-peasy. Inspired by Rhonda's Creative Life , I want to make a sundress. Goodness, the bodice is already shi...

Because you might not realize the significance of my having just made a pair of pants that fit, I bring you the before. Well, it's not ...

I'm getting ready to make a pair of pants using my Sure-Fit Designs blueprint. I want to add front pockets and have been thinking about ...