Well its the last day of March and I have just bits and pieces of thoughts.... 1. SWAP News SWAP is the predominant sewing thing on my mind ...

Okay this is probably going to be a brief post without pictures because I just had a thought and wanted to share....and its probably somethi...

Switching to the Viking definitely helped with the pintucks and then a good cleaning of my regular (Janome 8000) sewing machine's bobbin...

The SWAP finish line that is.... Why is it that when you have a deadline everything seems to go wrong or you get these gradiose ideas which...

I usually spend Saturday mornings trolling the internet - visiting blogs, looking at online fashion spots, etc. I happen to love the Dana Bu...

There are 23 days left to SWAP according to Marji's blog and 16 days left according to Shannon 's blog....but in my head there are ...

I have admired Marfy patterns for years....and for years I have faithfully purchased the catalogs from the newsstands in NYC - never thinkin...

I usually don't start sewing on Saturdays until late Saturday afternoon or evening. And this is a new thing for me because before I star...

Today was an eventful day for me. I had lunch with two wonderful sewing women, Ann of Gorgeous Things and Mardel of Sewdistracted . They we...

I don't know about you but I don't consider myself a sewing expert...a sewing enthusiast maybe...a fabricaholic definitely but a sew...

"Oh Fabric Mart! Oh Fabric Mart! I love your wonderful fabrics.... You fill my closet with ease and flair You fill my heart so I don...

February wasn't as good to me as January was sewing wise. I only finished three pieces - two pairs of lined pants and a jacket...way bel...

(credit: www.style.com - Chado Ralph Rucci collection - Spring '07) Ann ( Gorgeous Things ) and two of the other Sewing Divas - Gigi ...

Everyone knows that I LOVE sewing! And recently there have been several articles in the news magazines (Time) and segments on the national ...

I have finished the Chapter Two suit which means two more SWAP pieces finished too! I usually don't hop around in my sewing projects. N...

A three day weekend....Yes!!!!! It is Saturday afternoon and the errands have been done, bills paid and other life intruding on my creative ...

Clothing designers have them...certain details that are always present in their collections. Details like how they cut the fabric or a type ...

It kinda hit me this weekend, I mean really hit me...that 90% of my wardrobe is made by my own two hands. As you know I have been struggling...

I don't know about anyone else but late January/early February always finds me restocking my sewing notions. When I sit down to sew, I ...

Below are a few pictures of garments that caught my eye while trolling through the websites featuring pics of Fashion Week Fall 2007.... I l...