A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
True sweater weather has come early this year! Where I live in Virginia, it is rare for us to get snow before Christmas. So far, we've had two good snow days and another is forecasted tomorrow. We're not even 12 days into December yet! I tend to get cold easily, but sweaters layered over a [...]
For those of you who are artists, have you ever found a certain supply that made you think, "I'm going to have to save this for something special"? Maybe you hold onto it much longer than necessary, waiting until the perfect inspiration comes along? Or waiting for your skill to be perfected to do justice [...]
Happy fall! Autumn calls for warm colors and layers and maybe a little bit of whimsy. I got this checked woven fabric at a yard sale last year and had to find a pattern that suited it. The colors were perfect for fall, so I decided a versatile garment for fall weather would be best. [...]
As I've mentioned, this summer was probably the busiest summer season I've ever had. Because of this, I was not able to work on as many creative projects as I usually would. However, there was one little project I had been thinking about for a while. A year or so ago, my brother gave me [...]
I was thrilled (and very surprised) when I found this pattern for $6 at an antique expo. It was even my size! See the price for the same pattern (Pictorial Review Pattern 9430) currently for sale! This pattern was patented 1907, but I think the copyright might have referred to the company, not the specific [...]
I've been wanting to make this one (Simplicity 4230) for a while! I made the blouse almost two years ago. I had also planned to make the jumper out of royal blue fabric. The pattern included an embroidery transfer, and I thought white flowers on royal blue would be gorgeous. However, I realized that I [...]
The blog has been more focused on writing recently, but I've kept up my sewing projects too! I just got behind in photographing the completed projects. This is a project I finished last winter! Three years ago, I made a weskit from a vintage pattern, pictures and details here. It is one of the items [...]
Welcome to today's edition of "How much can I eke out of this scrap of fabric?" In my stash, I had this super cute strawberry print. I believe it is vintage because of the quality of the material, the style of the print, and the natural fibers. The drawback, it's less than a yard of [...]
Sometimes you complete a project and are happy with it for a little while... until you start to use or wear it. Then you realize how you could have made it better. This year, I went back to a few projects to tweak them. I am enjoying them even more now than when I first [...]
Remember this post when I shared about how hard it was for me to start a knitting project? Well, it has come to fruition! This project took me four or five months. Some weeks, I worked on it daily, but also took some longer breaks. I ended up using a pattern from a magazine, Campus [...]
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