Communing With Fabric

As I attempted to sleep last night, it was weighing on me, the narrowness of my ruffle. Yes, it's just not right. So, this morning, I...

I mentioned in my blog entry on creating a cascading ruffle that Rachel was coveting a certain Anthropologie skirt, but at $158, her pocket...

I have the two bestest daughters in the universe... well, at this address, for sure. :) My kids attend a fairly artsy high school. My 9t...

Rachel posted a question on the Stitcher's Guild forum , asking how to recreate the flounce (or a cascading ruffle) on this $158 Anthr...

Just as I came back to sewing, I discovered Mrs Stylebook, a Japanese sewing magazine, thanks to Claudine's blog . Based on her blog ...

I had tried on a top in a boutique that I just loved but, at over $300, was out of my current budget. I decided to copy the top and the ...

Wow, I had a first today. I threw away a pattern. It was Vogue 1056 , a Tom and Linda Platt pattern, with a front draped detail. I had al...