Have you ever sewn with summer weight wool? This skirt was our 1st time sewing with it, and our review. We used the Fumeterre Skirt pattern from Deer and Doe to sew with our summer weight wool. Summer weight wool is much lighter than regular wool. It seems like it might have a slightly looserContinue reading “Summer Weight Wool Maxi Skirt”
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Sandbridge Maxi Skirt in brown twill
The Sandbridge Skirt is one of our favorite skirt patterns. It enables us to sew many of the skirts we wear on a daily basis. We wear both the Sandbridge Skirt in it’s original design, and we’ve hacked it into a Sandbridge maxi skirt several times. Which brings us to today’s post. You can seeContinue reading “Sandbridge Maxi Skirt in brown twill”
Phoenix Blouse with Lucerne Sleeves
Our love of the Phoenix Blouse is well documented, so it should be no surprise that we sewed up another Phoenix Blouse, right? This one is especially delightful in all those little details. Oh, and this outfit is from one of our Make 9 Goals for 2020! Top Pattern: Phoenix Blouse by Hey June PatternsContinue reading “Phoenix Blouse with Lucerne Sleeves”
Amherst Shirt Pattern Review
We love the new Amherst Shirt from Hey June patterns. If we could sum up the new Amherst Shirt pattern in 3 words, those 3 would be, “Another amazing pattern!” The Amherst Shirt is a button down cargo style shirt with integrated sleeve cuffs. (More on that later…) It is intended to be sewn inContinue reading “Amherst Shirt Pattern Review”
Make 9 Goals for 2020
Yes I’m aware it’s March. It’s been quite a year so far! But since I just finished finalizing my Make 9 goals for 2020, I’m sharing them in March. Without further ado, here are 9 of my sewing plans for this year: Overall, there seems to be a color scheme going on here which IContinue reading “Make 9 Goals for 2020”
Pussy Bow Cheyenne Tunic & Fumeterre Skirt
This is the final outfit from my Make 9 2019 outfits. And since it’s outfit #7 that means there are 2 that I didn’t complete. More on those at the end of this post. This outfit is a Pussy Bow Cheyenne Tunic and Fumeterre Skirt. This was the original plan: Top Pattern: Cheyenne Tunic byContinue reading “Pussy Bow Cheyenne Tunic & Fumeterre Skirt”
Flannel Shirt Fall Outfit
This week I’m determined to share the rest of my Make 9 outfits from 2019, and first up is this flannel shirt fall outfit. Here are my original plans: Top Pattern: Cheyenne Tunic by Hey June Patterns Top Fabric: Flannel shirting from Indie Sew Turtleneck Pattern: Nikko Top by True Bias Turtleneck Fabric: Rust rib knit from IndieContinue reading “Flannel Shirt Fall Outfit”
Make 9 Update #6
As the end of the year bears down on us, I’m trying to finish up and make record of my progress on my plans from the beginning of the year…also called my Make 9 (Outfits) goals. This time we sewed the gorgeous Cascade wrap skirt! This outfit changed slightly from my original plans. The planContinue reading “Make 9 Update #6”
Sheridan Sweater Review
Probably every post about the Sheridan Sweater by Hey June Patterns has the words “did it again” in it somewhere! It’s just that this pattern is so good and so fresh, that the sentiment is understandable. The Sheridan Sweater pattern is a quick and easy pattern. We sewed up 2 of them the day theContinue reading “Sheridan Sweater Review”
Mustard Phoenix Blouse and Navy Pinstripe Skirt
I envisioned this outfit for the first time over 20 years ago! The details escape me now, but somewhere there was a navy pinstripe skirt and I fell in love. However, taking into consideration my 6′ height, the look I wanted was not achievable so the idea of a navy pinstripe skirt was filed awayContinue reading “Mustard Phoenix Blouse and Navy Pinstripe Skirt”
Skirt Fixation 