I sewed over a pin and the needle broke on my Bernina; one piece fell into the bobbin case and now I have major stitching problems. Le sigh. So the machine is on its way to Neverett’s in Nashua NH and I’ll just have to get it back before I can finish my coat. But here [...]
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#gallery-1 { Today I put together a quick muslin for my trench coat; this is a 14 and the back and front bodice pieces were each narrowed 1/2 inch. McCall’s sloper seems to have the same wide back and shoulder as [...] I did mean to blog about the rest of the new Vogue patterns, and they seem to fall clearly into Fashion Tribes this time. First the ridiculous… Art is a Man’s Name Art is meant for galleries and museums, as far as the “art” in ”art-to-wear” is concerned, only couture embodies true art in fashion. I really question the wearability of [...]
Yesterday I was able to get about ¾ of the way done. The lining is in and all that is left are the sleeves, hem and buttons/buttonholes. Here you can see the pattern pinned and matched at center front; on the upper bodice it turned out out I didn’t have enough [...] I was able to import all of my Sewing Diva posts (they are still on Sewing Divas too and I have no intention of removing them) and the categories on the left sidebar will take you to everything you may be looking for. About two week ago I bought this dress; I really loved it and it looked great on me even though it had a makeup stain on the shoulder. The store gave me an additional 10% off and a little Shout took care of the makeup stain. One thing I noticed after I wore it [...] …and ditching my old blog ”Obesssed With Embellishment”… Last week I bought a Pantone Color Guide and it’s amazing how useful it is. Savvy fabric websites like Emma One Sock and Gorgeous Fabrics already use Pantone color numbers in their fabric descriptions, and I hope this becomes a standard for all fabric and sewing trim websites (are you listening, M&J Trim and [...] Cidell asked me what I thought of Aretha’s hat. Well this is why it was such a stunning choice. Now just imagine that you are in the audience at this momentous occasion. Imagine what those huge (12mm) Swarovski stones look like in the bright winter sun. Imagine being so far away that you can’t actually [...] |
 Phyllis - one of the original "Sewing Divas". |
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