Stuff I Make . . .

I've made four Itch to Stitch patterns so far (the  Angelia Shorts , Irena Knit Top , Liana Jeans  and of course the Mila Shirt ) and a...

I had such a great experience testing the Angelia Shorts  for Itch to Stitch that I jumped at the chance to test the Mila Shirt.  I don...

The timing of the call for testers for this pattern in May (!!) was serendipitous -- I had spent a couple hours the weekend before looking ...

More than a year and a half ago, I won a $50 gift card and a Colette pattern from Harts Fabric. Excited, I ordered 5 (!) yards of fabric and...

I've had this fabric for oh about a year.  It's a cotton-silk blend from Dharma Trading Co. but although it's not overly light...

My local fabric shop is renovating --actually they're demolishing then rebuilding -- so as of the end of June, and for an indefinite per...

Before starting this dress, I stewed about it for a ridiculous amount of time.  Like thinking-about-it-in-the-middle-of-the-night ridiculous...

I wasn't drawn to Megan Nielsen's cascade skirt pattern  until I saw Kelly's  lovely version .  It looked so classy and effortle...

I made a purse for my mom for her birthday waaay back in 2010 and on her last visit, she said the clasp finally gave out.  She never asks me...

I went to Vancouver last week and, especially as I was kid-free and husband-free, couldn't pass up a chance to go to Dressew. That plac...

This is the sixth time I've made this pattern but the first time I've lined the body.  I wanted to but chickened out when I made my ...

I was so excited when I received this pattern that I traced and cut it right away.  Then the Halloween madness began so it sat unfinished on...

I wavered for ages before cutting out this top -- I love the colour but was worried it would read "scrubs".   I'm still not co...

This is the top I was hoping for when I made the Honey Blouse ( here  and here ).  The vogue pattern specifies two way stretch knit but I ...

I had high hopes for this pattern .  I'd seen so many lovely versions online and it looked like it would be great for a basic top that d...

This jacket has been waiting for the finishing touches for about 2 months now.  It's made of the stretch denim I bought at DressSew in V...