Sewing

My husband surprised me with a serger as a gift for our first anniversary (what a GUY!)! I know what you may be thinking, the first anniversary is supposed to be paper but believe me I’ll take this any day! My serger is a Brother 1034D Overlock and had been sitting in my amazon wishlist…

I am really loving this new Oliver + S Tea Party Sundress Pattern! I do have to admit, I’ve made 3 in total and I started out with the real pattern and then slowly made each subsequent dress less and less complex, but still, it’s so fun! The colors don’t show very well in the…

I have been desparately wanting to sew something- ANYTHING- successfully with a knit fabric. I have tried and given up on 3 prior attempts. I feel like I just won an oscar though because I need to thank the academy of amazing and helpful sewers who by way of blogs and other online postings helped…

MLK Day found me off work and at home, crafting. I thought I’d make my co-workers cup cozies since we all drink coffee and tea in the office. We have paper cups but we don’t have the cardboard holders so I thought these would come in handy. They’re reversible and washable. And I got 17…

So I have been thinking of trying couching a ribbon onto some fabric for use in my coasters. I tried it tonight to decent, if mixed results. In general these did not come out perfect. I also used a fleece liner inside so the part I left open to turn it inside out sticks out…

This project is from a book called Bend the Rules Sewing. They add a ribbon in theirs but I just wanted to try my hand at some of these so I went without. I am hoping to have some friends over for a sewing day to make holiday gifts and other fun things so I…

In a stubborn yet heartfelt move I decided to sew bolero jackets for my bridesmaids to match their dresses. Having never set a sleeve before, it was an adventure but with a great pattern from Fitz Patterns and some advice from my Mother-in-Law-to-be, they turned out better than expected. I say better than expected because…

Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything because I’ve been busy wedding planning but here it is finally- my first skirt! I was waiting for a nice day to wear it and the beautiful weather finally showed up. It’s a wrap skirt and I used the method in “Sew What! Skirts” to make…

I’m told that Kayla, my fiance’s niece also received a kitchen set for Christmas and uses her Apron a lot! Hmmm….maybe I’ll have to make her some more! :oD

Well this time the new thing I tried was the v-neck style that looks a little like a wrap dress. Again, no pattern, just blind cutting and sewing. One of these days I’ll learn to do things “the right way” but for now I like trying to figure it out myself. The design is not…

Impact-Site-Verification: -1627368102 I gave my first apron as a gift! My friend Vanessa invited us to their annual holiday dinner party so I brought her one as a hostess gift. It looked exactly like this one execpt it had a pink trim. This is the pear fabric that I have in three different colors and…

As my sewing buddy Tripti can attest, most, if not all, of my projects have pleats. Unintentional Pleats that result from my less-than-perfect sewing skills. Not this time though! My life is so exciting that I feel it necessary to announce my first intentional pleats! A whole group of them in fact- a ruffle, if…

Here it is! My first apron! I used this fabric that I’ve had for a year and wanted to use it for something for the fall but couldn’t find the right project. It’s also my first try at using bias tape. Oh what an exciting life I lead! ;oD I haven’t officially cooked in it…