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It's Another Wrap: The Henry Skirt

Another wrap skirt is hot off the sewing machine.   This wearable toile is made with the  Henry Skirt pattern by Daughter Judy .  I discove...

  • September in Review
    Sewing, Alterations and Mending Dresses:  Butterick 6784 and Style Arc Top / Jacket There was sewing this month!  Woohoo!  This was the best...
  • Scrap busting: Saddle Sock
    You might be wondering what is a saddle sock?   Basically, it's some silly name that I made up for a section of a Gensingen Brace that i...
  • Monday's Mending Pile
    It's been awhile since I focused on mending and alterations.  Things have been piling up and now that I'm switching over clothes to ...
  • Gift Sewing: OOP McCall's 7367
    I thought my days of sewing vintage and out-of-print (OOP) McCall's 7367 were well behind me.  All my friends are well past the days of ...
  • An Accidental Design Change: Saddle Sock
    The first saddle sock worked out perfectly and there were plans on making a couple more exactly like the first.  And then an accidental red...