Last Spring, I wrote a post about what the pattern may have looked like for the smock Claudette Colbert was wearing in the movie, “No Time For Love”. The smock, designed by my favorite Hollywood Designer, Irene Lentz Gibbons seems to be a favorite of hers for working. Naturally, it was my first choice to [...]

As promised, here is the pattern pdf for the Ugglets Boots. So far, the boys have worn theirs daily and the boots have held up very well. Give them a try – it’s a fun project just in time for Christmas!

I love old movies. I watch two channels on tv: Turner Classic Movies and lately – Discovery Science. (I used to be an HGTV addict – but those days are Gone With the Wind!) Whenever I watched an old movie and was inspired by the costumes, they were almost always designs by Edith Head or [...]

Today, I cut two versions of the Paisley Pincushion Nightgown. Before I share that here’s some fun: Did you know you too could own a Zoom-O bobbin winder? You can play AND wind a bobbin for the cost of only 10.00 at Wally World!

This pattern is from the paisleypincushion.com Slobo bought it for me out of the newark_dress_supply catalog as a birthday present. It came in the mail today which couldn’t have been timed better! After digging up the garden today – sick with a head cold, hiding out in the sewing room tommorrow will be a welcome [...]

For Valentine’s Day, I made Slobo a bean bag for his IPOD. Since he got his new video IPOD, every night he would lay in bed, Video IPOD on belly, and comment …. “*sigh* sure wish I had a bean bag for my IPOD”….. Okay, so VDay comes along and of course, had to make [...]

I had to take a break from knitting the shapely T and use some other muscles. So, I decided the new truck needed some seatbelt cozies. Color matched! These work up really fast which helps the – ‘I need a finished project like right now!’ syndrome. Crochet hook size: H Yarn: 1 skein Caron’s Simply [...]

Yes, being a slow knitter, I’ve started working on Christmas presents. My sister’s shapely tee is coming along at about 8″ of length on the front. I decided to frog the brown alpaca yarn and just make the white one. The alpaca was driving my allergies crazy, so I’ll save that for fall, when I’m [...]