The suit for Mom is in it’s final fit stages. The pants are finished. We decided on pants since her health dictates swollen legs these days. Maybe my brother will find discover an old-age cure when he graduates! The pants have side seam pockets, darts and elasticized waist. Closeup of pocket and darts. This linen [...]

I am currently working on the last fitting before the good stuff is cut into. In this version, yes, I did find and fix the Sleeve problems. The drafted sleeve (from actual measurements) had a sleeve cap of 1 and a half inches. I toned this down to 1 inch, and instead of pleating or [...]

Vogues 8137 might be a good candidate.

My mother will be attending my baby brother’s graduation from Emory this spring and has been really nervous about finding a suit that will look great for the ceremony as well as for dinner at a very special restaurant in Atlanta. She is an older plus-petite lady and has had great difficulty finding something that [...]

Can We Fix It? YES WE CAN! As I’ve previously posted, work on the block has continued onto the sleeves…..(They are enormous) I am not sure why that is other than the numbers used for the draft came from a book written in 1940. J/K. Until now, the block has been progressing without interference of [...]

I promise….. It’s so unusual that JoAnne’s would be having such a great sale and we actually had the money to buy something! I’ll be able to make jeans at $12.00 a pair this year, silky chiffons blouses for $6… What a great sale! I think it continues for the week if anyone else is [...]

I promise……… My DH returned from a two week business trip and decided that we should get out for a bit, let the kids get themselves something with the $5 they each received for keeping their rooms clean, and I could get some thread that I sorely needed. Well, after an hour of exclusive pattern [...]

The Sandra Betzina V7636 “Big Shirt” pattern is finished and I am absolutely IN LOVE with the fit of this shirt! This cropped version looks so good with my bicycle capri’s that it feels like I’m in a Gidget movie. I used a lycra/wool blend homespun but did not have enough for the longer shirt [...]

This is yet another Sandra Betzina pattern. I bought this pattern last year and made it up in the brown boucle’ and stretch denim then. The boucle is itchy and I only wear it when I really want to snuggle down in with a long john under it. The fit feels so great tho, that [...]

After a week of warm weather, sweating while I sewed this set, the angels smiled and made it so freezing cold today that I got to snuggle up in this! I did not even get to wash it before I put it on. I don’t know if it shows up here, but the chalk markings [...]

This dress was so much fun to work on. The entire experience was a dream. I can envision this pattern in so many lovely fabrics and trims, such as chiffon, silk, rayon, even lace yardages. These old patterns are just so wonderful to work with. The markings on them are perforated, which allows for the [...]

I was going through my vintage patterns last night looking for the vintage chemise pattern that I had, when I ran into this pattern again. It’s such a lovely dress and with Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s going to be the first thing that I make. It’s been cutout from this wonderful rose pima cotton [...]

I’ve been daydreaming about what to make myself while there is a lull between Winter and Spring. The only problem is I have to hide those extra pounds until I can feel healthier again in the warm sunshine. Following some directions a few years ago from a book that I got from the library, I [...]

It has been a very busy past several weeks. I was able to complete all but the last four of the twenty eight projects this Christmas. A new record. WooHoo. After a week of catching my breath and cleaning up the house, I have been busy lining up new items for Buttercup Mercantile this year. [...]

I had made these snowpeople a few nights ago from a Holiday Simplicity pattern and put them by the desk to suprise the kids when they woke up. When I woke up, I found that they had been named, given jobs and dressed for work by our three boys, ages 4 to 7. Eddy and [...]

My mom celebrates her 70th Birthday today. She is a remarkable woman. My mother raised five children, one severely disabled, basically single handedly. My abusive alcoholic father, luckily passed away early on. My step-father, a good man, worked hard, but was not the “fatherly” type, so mom was basically on her own. She not only [...]

The Christmas Sewing List has begun and the panic has set in when I realized that the list is for 16 garments by Christmas, 2 by Dec 5th for a birthday, 2 more by Dec. 19th for another birthday and 8 more for some extra bean sprouts that grew larger than expected in the last [...]

This has been on my computer for awhile. I have not made the pattern yet, but it is too cute to resist any longer. I think it will be the new item for this Holiday Season.

I have been visiting this blog every now and then to see what she has been creating and enjoy it each time. I thought you might too. Sew Intriguing