Slopers…
So yesterday I sat down (actually, stood up, craned my neck, twisted around in front of the mirror) and took my measurements to try and draft my own personal sloper. I used the instructions from Modern...
View ArticleLes croquis
I like to flatter myself that I can draw. Technically, I’m reasonably good. Creatively… perhaps less so. In high school, when I doodled all the time, people used to ask me if I wanted to design clothes...
View Article‘Tis the season…
Bike shorts! To make bike shorts, apparently. For once, I was not planning on jumping on the bandwagon. Beangirl made them for her kids. Joy made them for hers. But I was strong! I had no particular...
View ArticleSteph made me a pattern!
Can't you see the shirt? Steph, of 3 Hours Past the Edge of the World, made me a pattern for a super cute kimono-sleeve tee! Well, I guess you guys can use it too. As long as you put it back when...
View ArticleFlutter Fun, and an observation
Fluttery & Clover Ever since Steph of 3 Hours Past the Edge of the World first mentioned her plan for a flutter-sleeve hack of her Blank Canvas Tee pattern, I was on board. Totally. For realz. I...
View ArticleProject Drop Waist
Oh, no—more toile photos! So, it’s no secret that I have Issues with waistbands that sit at my waist. Above the waist is great, below the waist is fine, but waistbands that sit right at my waist—these...
View ArticleAnd now for something completely different.
The pattern. I am a busy woman. I have made promises. Commitments. And I have been reminded of them. Vests kinda like this. Namely, I said (oh, back in April) that I’d make my kids fishing vests. Yes,...
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