Way back when this blog was a tiny newborn - still a class requirement for posting homework assignments rather than a place for sewing discussions - I wrote a post about how even though I'd really, really like to have a time machine, ultimately that whole 'born in the wrong era' attitude is actually total nonsense and there really is no time like the present.
Read MoreFluffy and Floral
In Which the Wardrobe Architect finds a way to incorporate prints, and our blogger gets a haircut.
Read MoreGinger Jeans, 2.0
In which a pattern becomes a staple, even if its waistline does not.
Read MoreThe Finer Points of Sleeves (Part 2)
In which our sewist begins the descent down the rabbithole of sleeve perfection.
Read MoreA Shirt that Fits (Part 1)
In which our sewist wages war against sleeves.
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New Year, New Plans.
In which our intrepid sewist settles in for the long haul, makes some style decisions, and hangs out with a flowering plant.
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Making a Foamless Bra
Everyone has some kind of preconceived notion about bras before they get into sewing them. That you can only wear a certain type of bra, that they have to have 'x' to be suitable, etc. One of mine, and I have a few, involves foam cups.
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Ginger Jeans
If you've been around for a while, you've probably noticed a peculiarity in this space as compared with most sewing blogs: I draft most of what I sew. In fact, I would say I draft all of what I sew, except right at this very moment I'm wearing a fresh-off-the-machine pair of Closet Case Files Ginger Jeans!
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Shirt-making on Island Time
(or, alternatively: That Tropical Monstrosity & Co.) It's been a good while since I sewed for someone else, and I didn't really imagine the spell would be broken in this particular way, but... well. Here we are, one terribly excellent polyester tropical shirt (and its linen friend) later.
Read MoreShouting in Zig Zags
In which inspiration shouts loudly from across a crowded fabric store
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