What is the perfect size bag for mother’s of young children? Most mom’s have a plethora of large bags. Magic, bottomless pit bags. Sometimes so bottomless that items are never seen again. Sometimes with large pockets wherein there is an ongoing shell game for small, important articles. Possibly that is why Amanda requested a miniature, […]
How to Make an Easy Maternity Dress that Grows With the Baby Bump
Pregnancy embodies (pun intended) a major factor in femininity. A human can only be “with child” if she is female. Yet, somehow, the state of being pregnant can make a woman feel less than feminine. Maternity clothes often don’t help. They can make the wearer feel like the center pole in a tent. Or, […]
Adjusting the Bust Dart to a Smaller Size When Sewing a Simple Sheath Dress
I have been reading and reading about adjusting patterns. Over the 40some years I have been sewing, I have figured out things like the shoulders, the rise in pants, the hips; but adjusting the bust has been more of a challenge. Or at least, I was more impatient with it because it seemed like it […]
Ally’s Olde World Fashionista College Bag with a Gusset
My niece, Ally, is a college student who expressed interest in a large bag for her birthday. I was interested in the style of Lisa Lam’s Fashionista Bag (in The Bag Making Bible), but, again, I didn’t want to deal with the metal in the design. Since the metal and chains were an important part of […]
Sew a Silk Sling to Support Injured Arm After Shoulder Surgery
When my husband woke up a few days after surgery and said, “If there’s one thing you could do for me today to make my life better, it would be make be a more comfortable sling!” I got right to thinking. The sling that he came home from the hospital with was made of a fabric […]