So you thought I was just sitting around smelling the fresh air for the last two months in the Yukon, eh? Actually, my friend Dee and I had a sewing date and we made matching Moneta dresses: a Moneta Pas de Deux! Dee came out to the cabin for a weekend and we sewed. It… Continue reading a Moneta Pas de Deux (a bit of Moneta Madness under the Midnight Sun)
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My first Colette Monetta
Here you thought I wasn’t sewing anything during April. Silly you! I’ve been seeing this dress all over the internet and finally decided it was time for me to make one. This is the Monetta dress from Colette Patterns, and INDY designer. I have a lot to learn about sewing stretchy knits. I think this… Continue reading My first Colette Monetta
2015 Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge
Happy 5th anniversary to the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge! It’s being organized by Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. High Five, Sarah! It’s a lot of work to organize a challenge like this! Quilters are invited to make a quilt and donate it to one of the charities listed on the Hands2Help website. (But… Continue reading 2015 Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge
Another Vintage New Look 6510: are you kidding me?
Well, what can I say? It was Valentine’s Day and for the very first time I was going to a Big Band dance as a general audience member and not as the bari player! A gal needs a new dress for such a monumental occasion, don’t you agree? I mean…I held down the bottom end… Continue reading Another Vintage New Look 6510: are you kidding me?
Thankful for Rick Rack: The Simple Woman’s Day Book, January Edition
Today I am taking part in The Simple Woman’s Daybook. I haven’t done it for awhile. Today seems like a good day for it. Check out the link to see what other simple women are up to today. And if you’re a blogger, join in! 🙂 Outside my window… The sky and the lake are… Continue reading Thankful for Rick Rack: The Simple Woman’s Day Book, January Edition
Vogue 8379: It’s a Wrap!
Have you heard of the Curvy Sewing Collective? If you haven’t, and you are a curvy gal, plus-sized or not, you’ve got to check them out! Anyway, right now they are having a wrap-a-long, which is being hosted by Jenny. Since learning to sew my own dresses is on my retirement play list, I decided… Continue reading Vogue 8379: It’s a Wrap!