This May I’m joining Zoe at ‘So, Zo…’ in a challenge to wear something handmade every day for thirty-one days. This post marks the second update of my progress. May 6, 2013 What: The Stripey Renfrew Where: To a tough day at work. And, that's about all I want to say about that! ~~~ May 7,… Continue reading MMMMonday: May 6th through 12th
This May I’m joining Zoe at ‘So, Zo…’ in a challenge to wear something handmade every day for thirty-one days. This post marks the fourth update of my progress. May 22, 2012 What: The Silk Paco Peralta Draped Top Where: To work. There's nothing like doing science in a silk blouse! ~~~ May 23, 2012 What:… Continue reading MMMMonday: May 22nd through 28th
This year Mena of the Sew Weekly has changed up the format of her blog. It's now a group blog similar to We Sew Retro (which I wrote about in my last post). Anyone who has sewn up a garment for the weekly theme can write their own post. All of those posts get published… Continue reading Sewing Weekly during 2012
This September I’m joining Zoe at ‘So, Zo…’ in a challenge to wear something handmade every day for thirty days. This post marks the eighth update of my progress and the completion of the challenge. September 28, 2011 What: The Paint Me a Maxi Dress Where: Exploring downtown at night. My husband and I used the… Continue reading SSS’11: September 28th through 30th (The End!)
This September I’m joining Zoe at ‘So, Zo…’ in a challenge to wear something handmade every day for thirty days. This post marks the fifth update of my progress. September 16, 2011 What: The Plain Jane A-Line Skirt Where: To work. This skirt is my first repeat (see September 1st), but considering I paired it… Continue reading SSS’11: September 16th through 19th
Dear BurdaStyle, You consistently make my day. Thank you. Love, Amy
This summer I’m sewing along with Ali at The Wardrobe, Reimagined; Alessa at Farbenfreude; Sarah at Rhinestones and Telephones; and a bunch of other talented seamsters. We’re all making summer essentials, and this post marks my completion of the Sew-Along. The wind was perfect. It caught the hem of the maxi dress, which caused the… Continue reading Paint Me a Maxi Dress: The Reveal
This little knight in shining armor came in the mail this week and put an end to the maxi dress zipper nonsense. It was as simple as pin basting the zipper, checking the fit to ensure that there was no buckling where the zipper met the bias-cut fabric, and stitching with this magical foot. I… Continue reading Invisible Zipper Foot to the Rescue
This week on the Sew Weekly, the challenge is to finish a project using a very important piece, or VIP (how clever). As I love this painted cotton/silk blend, I'd like to finish this maxi dress so that I could enter it into the challenge (and wear it before summer ends), but I'm on failed zipper… Continue reading This Very Important Piece Will Have to Wait
Last night, delighted at my productivity, I ran to my husband and declared the maxi dress finished. Well, except for the hem since the bias-cut skirt needed to hang for 24 hours before any hemming. I then hung the dress up and got ready for bed. Just before turning off the lights, I realized that… Continue reading One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward
