Adventures in Shirtmaking

Vogue 8747

I’m no Pam Erny when it comes to sewing shirts but a sewing goal for next year is improving my shirtmaking  skills, especially collar points and the precision pattern matching required by stripes and plaids.  I also just generally need some new shirts!   This project has been on my radar for a while and after Vogue [...]

October 30th, 2011 | Category: Designing, Fabric, sewing | 6 comments

Mom’s Costume Shop

I’ve been on a sewing hiatus since December because my twin daughters are in middle school and kids need a lot of support during these years.  One interesting facet of having twins and multiples is that every developmental stage is super super intense because more than one child goes through it at the [...]

March 6th, 2010 | Category: Designing, Jalie Patterns, sewing | 8 comments