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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...

  • 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 ...
  • Pullover Dress with Pockets: Butterick 6784
    There are a couple of versions of Butterick 6784 cut and ready to sew.  This is my most recent version.   Why so many?  Butterick 6784 , de...
  • Stash Busting: A Winter Version of Butterick 6784
    T his is my dream-come-true dress.  It's comfortable, has the best pockets and it's made in the most incredibly beautiful cashmere a...
  • 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...