Oooh…looky me…wearing my jammies at the beach. Okay, they’re not actual pyjamas, but I am looking decidedly casual. Once again, I’m wearing harem pants…you can see my first pair here. These ones are made with a poly/lycra blend…definitely not my first choice…but I love how beautifully the blue complements the blue in my t-shirt. Not much more to say, except that I still think this silhouette is fun. Now…moving on to my Deer and Doe Plantain… My colour blocked t-shirt is Deer and Doe’s Plantain T-Shirt and it’s proving to be a favourite. I’ve made….ahem….five of them. You can download it for free here. One of the things I really like about this tee is the slightly A-line silhouette. The only adjustments I made were to raise the neckline 1-3/4″, and make short…
Whew! We made it. I’ll tell ya…the moments before hitting publish on my last post were a bit comical….Do It…Don’t Do It…DO IT. And yes. Yes I did. I hope we’ve got it right and that I showed up in your feed a single time and not eleventy hundred times or something equally odd. We are still working out a few little things with the feed…we did as much as we could in test mode but at a certain point you kinda have to just jump in. If you’ve a few moments to spare, please look at my home page and the categories etc. I value your feedback…if anything is confusing, missing, annoying, or otherwise head scratching, please let me know. Okey-dokey…I was planning on posting my second…
Well…hiya everyone! It’s been a little quiet on the blog, but things have been busy behind the scenes. Yes, I’ve been sewing, but mostly I’ve been enjoying summer activities. Oh…and yes…I have been prepping for the big move. I am moving my blog to a new provider. I started working on it earlier in the summer and then as the move became imminent…I started feeling a little anxious about the whole thing. ‘You don’t like change.’ chanted that dang voice in my head. And so….I did what I usually do….dropped everything…and went to the beach….HAH! I didn’t put my head in the sand literally…but…I did ignore my project for awhile. Anyways…somewhere along the way I remembered that I like learning new things…so….I’m ready, the blog is ready….Yee Haw….it’s moving time. Okey-dokey….I’ll be back soon…
Me: Hey G…how d’you like my new sundress? G: Huh? Looks like you’re wearing those harem pants…. LOL…okay, he may be right….but…this is indeed a dress. Unflattering? Oh, for sure. Comfy as all get up? Why yes ma’am, thank you very much! We’re halfway through summer, and the universe has finally turned the heat on here in Vancouver. And what sweet serendipity…I happen to have just finished sewing the quintessential summer sundress; unlined, unstructured, effortless. No zips, buttons, snaps or bamboodles. The pattern is Burda 7513, view B….with major tweaks. It’s been in my stash for years and every time I picked up the pattern, I talked myself out of making it. I mean…the silhouette…yep, very challenging for me, and the online reviews weren’t overly encouraging. But a few weeks ago, I finally…




