Don’t know what happened with WordPress over the weekend, but I’m lost without my WYSIWYG screen!!! But not everything is working – hopefully this will all be worked out. ($%^!@$@^%!!!!!) Thanks to Miss Celie for posting this. It’s something that I wanted to see as it sounds
Read more →Another one of my students is having a lot of fun re-creating her knits shirts. She has a lot of cotton knit that has just – well – worn out, but the fabric is still good. As a matter of fact it’s even better cause it’s been
Read more →Yes, you heard that right. I just finished another series of classes and one of my students is the fair Andrea. Let’s be honest, all my students are very fair and very nice. I must have some sort of secret guardian angle looking out for me, cause
Read more →No it’s not Santa, but almost as good. Remember Ms. Menkes great coat from yesterday…well, what should I get in the mail today (it’s always a banner day) my new Burda. I always find something fun in there. And this month something REALLY extra. I think this
Read more →OMG – if there’s a fabric that’s perfect and has been created perfectly for the white shirt it is LONG STAPLE COTTON I swear you put your hand on this stuff and you’ll drool for hours. It looks like a very subtle, high quality silk, but it’s
Read more →Like the LBD (Little Black Dress) the white shirt is a mainstay in any well-appointed wardrobe. Why? Cause it goes with so much…. (OK – it’s summertime, but I’m wistful this morning thinking of summertime sunsets at night and not in the middle of the afternoon!!!!) It
Read more →I have the best clients, but what gets to be so fun is when I have great clients AND a really great job. That’s what this was and was so much fun!!! This was a gown first worn by the bride’s maternal grandmother and with a veil
Read more →This is a very popular topic over at STC Craft on one of her more recent blogs. She had the famous Gertie (of Blog for Better Sewing fame), do a guest blog and it’s a great subject. They discuss the new rage amount young 20 & 30
Read more →I know I used this in my last post and even though everyone understands it, do they really? Here’s a wonderful article by a cancer survivor, and yes she talks mostly about the post-cancer survival, but one of her survival venues she uses is sewing. I liked
Read more →Let’s be honest. There’s no secret pill or certificate that will give you the professional results automatically. Even after you have learned all there is to know about sewing (as if you could) and making a garment, if you’re not using it and honing that skill, you’ll
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