My husband went to the feed store to buy chicken feed, and when he got home he showed me a couple of little things he picked up at a thrift store on the way back. Then he said, “Come out…
Yearly Archives: 2015
New Half-Scale Knit Dress Pattern
I have a new free half-scale pattern on Craftsy. This one is a sleeveless dress designed for knit fabrics. The dress has a one piece neck and armhole facing that is sewn entirely by machine using this method, which I…
Posted in Half-Scale Patternmaking and Sewing, Sewing
Upcycled Kids’ T-Shirts
I’ve been coming up with all sorts of things to do to avoid working on my bra pattern. My latest project was upcycled t-shirts for my kids. My husband came home with a stack of old men’s work t-shirts someone…
Posted in Sewing
Full Size Paper Dress Form
Several people have asked me if my half-scale paper dress form pattern can be enlarged to make a full scale dress form, and I wasn’t sure how well that would work, so I decided to try it. I re-made the…
Posted in Crafts
Beanie Boobies
So, my brother recently signed up as a subscriber to my blog, just in time for a post all about my breasts. Yeah, you might want to skip reading this one, bro. I’ve never been able to buy a bra…
Jeans Pockets
I like my pockets to be as perfect as I can get them, since your eye is always drawn to pockets. Here’s how I make the back pockets on my jeans. If you like this pocket, you can use my…
Posted in Sewing
The Jeans That Killed My Sewing Machine
I had said before that you don’t need an industrial sewing machine to sew jeans. Well, that is only true up to a point. My Singer Fashion Mate 252 did fine on 12 ounce denim and just barely made it through…
Posted in Sewing, Vintage Sewing Machines
Jeans for Me!
I’ve had denim sitting in my stash for years waiting to be made into jeans, but I kept putting off making them because I didn’t know how to get the fit right. I finally did it. It took making four…
Posted in Patternmaking, Sewing
Leopard Print Self-Drafted Pajamas
For the longest time, I’ve been avoiding buying clothing, because “I’m going to sew myself some clothes that fit”. Occasionally, I’ll run out of things to wear, because I still haven’t sewn any, and I’ll break down and buy some…
Posted in Sewing
My First Tried and True Pattern!
Looking back over what I sewed in 2014, I counted 26 items for other family members and 2 for me. The 2 for me are actually just wearable muslins for my jeans that I sewed up in gray canvas (which…
Posted in Patternmaking
GrowYourOwnClothes Etsy Shop
Grow Your Own Clothes 