One of my favorite things about sewing my own clothes is adding small details that personalize the design. This week I made pants using a pattern from Diane Ericson and a woven Indian cotton fabric […]
Lace Jacket
This week I finished the jacket I started last week. The pattern is Marcy Tilton for Vogue, V8982. I used a black and white denim lace underlined and piped with red-purple sateen. The piping […]
Next Sewing Project
This week, I have started a lightweight jacket from a denim lace underlined with a purple silk and cotton blend and piping on the seams. What was I thinking? It should have been easy to […]
Summer Sewing
With summer weather alternating between extreme heat and thunderstorms this week, it seemed like a good time to stay at home and work in my studio. I finished the black cotton knit top that […]
Sewing Resources
Last week I showed you my studio set up for sewing. I’m making a black cotton knit top using Vogue pattern #V9254 by Marcy Tilton. Now that I’ve adjusted the fit, I wanted to add […]
Changing It Up
Growing up in a small town in North Carolina, I was taught by my mother to sew aprons from handkerchiefs and grosgrain ribbon at age 6. In junior high and high school, I won prizes in […]
Quebec City
The second part of Jane LaFazio’s watercolor sketching class was in Quebec City, Canada. After a cool, wet spring, the weather warmed up the week we arrived. The tulips were in full bloom around the […]
Where the Sun Sets in the North
When I arrived in Canada, I took a taxi from the airport. The cab driver said nothing for most of the trip and drove quickly and carefully on the freeways. Arriving in old Montréal, […]
Montréal
In last week’s email, I talked about packing an art kit for traveling. I was thinking about that because I was packing for a trip to Montréal and Quebec City, Canada. I went with a […]
Back on the Bus!
Now that I have my travel kit packed, how do I use it? My goal is to record impressions for myself, not to produce finished art. What I remember most about my trips are the […]