Every now and then, I indulge in a brain dump here on the blog. This is one such moment... I was recently interviewed for a publication. The magazine wanted to know more about my original sewing inspiration. Without hesitation, I responded, "Betty & Veronica!" I remember the moment as clearly as though it happened yesterday... it was the mid-80's... I was reading an Archie's Girls ...
Confession time… My guilty pleasure is 90’s alt/grunge music. I know it’s mostly angst-filled, immature, and largely out-of-tune, but it is totally my jam!! So, when my sweet guy texted me to ask if I’d like to go to a Bush + Live concert, those giddy, teenage girly butterflies filled my stomach and I turned the music up a little bit louder!! Naturally, I’ve been thinking about ...
I didn't expect to totally fall in love with Patterns for Pirates latest release, the Women's Loggers, but P4P knocked it out of the park again with a design loaded with options. {ICYMI, Loggers are the love child of leggings and joggers...} After making a pair of loungewear shorties and a pair of full-length pants from the pattern, I couldn't shake the vision of swim shorts for paddle-boarding. I ...
One of my favorite things to do when creating a garment is experimenting with fabrics. Getting to know a fabric is much like understanding technology... you figure out what works for a design and what doesn't. I especially love to take on the challenge of making a garment out of a fabric that isn't recommended. And again, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't! I have lost a lot of ...
Pardon my brief Grinch moment... I have always boycotted Valentine's Day. I mean, why do we need a singular day in the year to celebrate love? Answer: we don't. It's a Hallmark holiday, designed to pressure lovebirds into thinking they have to spend lots of money and make grand gestures to show their significant other how much they care. Bleh. That's how I've ALWAYS felt. That ...
