RTW Dress Rx

This Kenar dress is a few years old and I wear it quite a bit, its the type of dress than can be dressed up or down with different belts, boots, shoes etc.   Hot Patterns Urbanista Coat Dress is very similar.  One thing that has always annoyed me though is the belt that [...]

Take Me to Marrakesh

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True confession: I never made a pair of fly front pants until now; not really sure why that is.  So I rate myself intermediate for pants sewing.  I’m also not exactly cutting edge with pattern choice here since there are many terrific examples of HP Marrakesh Pants out there;  Gigi, Debbie, [...]

Resistance Was Futile – Hot Patterns Boudoir of Bliss Collection

There was no way I could resist the new Hot Patterns Boudoir of Bliss collection.   Trudy has definitely tapped into a pent up demand for lingerie patterns, which are woefully underrepresented in home sewing.  I go to the lingerie section of the Big 4 every season only to see the same 5 patterns [...]