Sewing Interest
Multi-Purpose a Classic Suit
A beautiful suit is a treat to wear, but maybe there aren’t many occasions when you need to dress quite that formally. I spent some time the other day playing with my royal blue skirt suit and found 3 new ways to wear those pieces in a variety of looks. Here’s how …
Read MoreStay-Cool Summer Cardigans
I’m not a big fan of summer clothes – or summer weather, for that matter. But I still want to dress with style. For mixing & matching in warm weather, I still prefer an under-layer/over-layer top combo. So I was thrilled to find these lightweight, open-knit cardigans at my new favorite store. Made from…
Read MoreOne Pattern – Many Looks
Half the fun of sewing is customizing a basic pattern to your own style, so when PatternReview.com announced a contest for variations on a single pattern I jumped in. It was great fun getting to play designer and my sweet husband was happy to play fashion photographer. My starting point was a basic sheath dress (McCall…
Read MoreClassic Variation – Brown Ponte Sheath
This is more detailed look at one of my three dress variations for the PatternReview.com contest. Starting from my favorite sheath dress pattern — McCalls 6920 — I wanted to create a classic dress I can wear for professional networking events, presentation and civic engagement activities. I’ve been wanting to make a blush ponte jacket…
Read MoreCasual Variation – Color-Blocked Gray Dress
I’ve often joked in workshops about building an outfit around a great zipper color — but this time a really did exactly that. I found an amazing zipper source on a recent NYC trip (Botani Trims – 263 W 36th – find them online if you can’t visit in person). I bought a teal separating…
Read MoreCocktail Variation – Winter White Sheath
My third variation for the Pattern Review contest took my basic sheath pattern in a dressier direction, pairing winter white ponte knit with a set of 4 black lace motifs I’ve had on hand for a long time. Of course – and you may be sensing a theme here – I had a project in…
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