Sabrina Slims – A Fitting Experiment Review & Giveaway
Mar 11, 2020
The Sabrina Slims were recently re-released by Love Notions in an expanded size range. To see how it looks on a variety of bodies, a …
2020 Movie Costumes Exhibit at FIDM, Part 2
Mar 6, 2020
Continuing on from last week’s post about the 2020 movie costumes exhibit at FIDM (aka the 28th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design), here …
Turning the Ilford Jacket into a Shirt
Mar 3, 2020
I turned the Ilford Jacket pattern into a shirt for my husband last month. It was one of the two Sew My Style patterns for …
Laela Jeyne Patterns – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A
Feb 28, 2020
Laela Jeyne Patterns designer Marisa Ryniak has made two of her patterns available for Sew My Style 2020: March’s Willa Vest and the Reed Trousers …
2020 Movie Costume Exhibit at FIDM, Part 1
Feb 26, 2020
FIDM’s 2020 movie costume exhibit is now in its 28th year. Its real name is the Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design and the exhibit was full …
Friday Pattern Company – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A
Feb 12, 2020
Based in northern California, Chelsea Gurnoe is the pattern designer behind Friday Pattern Company. This is one of the two featured pattern companies for February’s …
McCall’s 7206: The Easy Men’s TNT Shirt Pattern
Feb 4, 2020
I’ve posted about McCall’s 7206 men’s camp shirt pattern before. It’s a vintage-style bowling shirt and pretty easy shirt to make. So far I’ve made …
The Mendy Project: An Intentional Challenge
Jan 30, 2020
Updated Jan 4, 2022. The Mendy Project came up when I was writing about my intentions for 2020. 2022 already has a long list of …
Setting Powerful Intentions for 2020
Jan 27, 2020
Last week I showed you how to set goals for 2020. Today I’m sharing my own intentions for 2020. Goals = intentions. And it all …
3 Methods for Setting Goals for 2020
Jan 21, 2020
Are you setting goals for 2020? Have you thought that far ahead yet? Or did you have a list ready in-hand when the clock magically …
Simplicity 8323 Vintage Robe Pattern Review
Jan 17, 2020
The Simplicity 8323 pattern was released in 1985, so it falls well within one of the definitions of vintage fashion. From Live About: The term …
Stephanie Thiel & Rad Patterns – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A
Jan 14, 2020
Stephanie Thiel is the superstar designer behind Rad Patterns. Rad is, in a word, RAD. This year for Sew My Style, we’re featuring TWO of …