• Mend & Make Fabulous giveaway winner!

    You guys. When I asked for stories of garment repair disasters I knew there’d be some funny ones but you guys nearly made me pee. So many crotch stories! You guys are awesome and hilarious. Anyways, the winner of the Mend & Make Fabulous giveaway is… Congratulations Clara! Hopefully there’s…

  • WIP Confessions – vol 2

    Three of four completed. I’d say the first of the WIP Confessions has been a success! Especially considering the giant capstone project thrown in the midst there. This is fun! Let’s keep this going, shall we? Here are my projects to finish for the next month: This was one of…

  • soclose

    Not gonna lie guys, I’m freaking out a tiny bit. PAX is in two days and while I’m very close to finally being done with this dress, I’m not quite close enough to total done-ness that panic isn’t starting to crawl up my butt a little bit. Things I still…

  • Mend & Make Fabulous: Book Review + Giveaway!

    Mend & Make Fabulous by Denise Wild Interweave/F+W Media; $19.99 Interweave generously provided a copy of this book for me to review, but all opinions, thoughts, and verbal drool-age are my own. I saw a meme recently that was something along the lines of comparing asking a seamstress to mend…

  • Tutorial: Lady Peggy

    As promised, here’s a tutorial of how I made my navy and red Peggy dress from the Lady Skater pattern. I used thick knits for this but if you decide to use a woven fabric you can still apply the same general technique for the paneled skirt as long as…