You can always count on a skirt to help lift you out of the depths of sewing stagnation! And what's so great about this is that a skirt ...

I think garment sewers break into two catagories when it comes to thread. We either collect basic colors and use them in all of our projects...

Hi, I would like you to meet Lulu. Lulu came to me about three years ago. I was looking for a used dressform and a friend of mine had one t...

These are just some random thoughts I have been having during the day about my sewing and what I want to do. So I thought I would record the...

I got nothing and I am as dry as a bone...well creatively that is! And I am annoyed! I hate when I have down periods and don't want to...

There are certain times of the year when the seasons just seem to overlap. When you really should be wearing and sewing clothing for the sea...

I'm back from vacation and I have to show you this picture: What is this? What am I trying to show you? That I went on vacation and this...

Last night I cleaned up my sewing area....I put away some fabric that had been laying around. I put away sewing tools and organized several ...

Or as a subtitle, "Mining my fabric collection for gold!" And I struck pay dirt! I found a lightweight nutmeg wool ticotine that ...

Just thought I would give an update on how I am doing with "The Burda Six!" This concept is based upon 6 or 7 garments made in c...

Even though I took most of yesterday to dream and pull fall fabrics, I still have a list of garments that I want to finish for this summer s...

...and the sky is gray!" are the opening lines to "California Dreamin' " a song by the Mamas and the Papas! But it is als...

The hardest part of sewing for me is photographing the finished product! I want you to see what I saw when I was dreaming of the garment an...

During my last sewing fest, one of the things that I did was to make bias binding. Now, I know you can purchase already made bias binding bu...

After making all of those garments, I don't much feel like sewing! So I guess I will revert to the next best thing ~ talking about sewin...

In my last post, I explained that our family vacation was waylaid. So I have had nine days at home to fill. Once our vacation was cancelled...

I have been very quiet and not because anything is wrong....I just haven't felt like talking! Can you believe that?! Nothing to say abo...

Several times I have written about the statistics that appear at the end of people's signatures on sewing boards and in their blogs, and...

Kathleen in Illinois asked the following questions: "May I ask HOW do you get all this done? I know you have a family and a job (from r...

I have been on a sewing frenzy for the last few weeks! Sewing anything and everything that moved, but I think this last project sucked the l...