Très Bon Babble

First, let me say thanks for the positive comments and emails on the lime gauze top. I received some good ideas and will revisit the top soo...

Here are some pictures of our neighborhood Rocket Party held last Saturday. We launched at a local school and then gathered at a friend'...

I didn't really need to post three times today but I didn't plan ahead. So here goes another post! Wanted to give a shout out to Mar...

Almost finished S3887 . I say almost because I bought some embellishments for the neckline but I can't decide whether I like this top. L...

I have been thinking about making some reusable fabric grocery totes. I have a couple from Trader Joe's that I TRY to remember to carry ...

Remember Butterick 5173 ? The pattern was recalled due to the serious error. They offered a replacement pattern if you returned the faulty p...

As I mentioned, I got lots of sewing done yesterday. This dress was item # 3. Described as a Fast & Easy, it really should have taken no...

Here is another finished product from yesterday. This little jacket was inspired by some jackets I saw at a fashion show a few weeks ago. I ...

I spent a good part of yesterday in my sewing room and VOILA! My trench is finished and the weather cooperated by being rainy and cool today...

Thanks to everyone who posted nice comments regarding my trench and more importantly for the encouragement on my neck injury and Friday'...

What a glorious weekend we had! I really wish it had been a three-day weekend. I spent the previous weekend sick in bed - from Friday night ...

My goal this weekend was to finish my trench coat. I had barely begun sewing it before this weekend but I thought I had a wide open weekend....

Thanks so much for all the encouragement on the dress-gone-bad post. I couldn't email all of you who left comments but I do appreciate t...

I put the zipper in my dress ( V8904 ) today and it is awful. It screams "home ec sewer." The top back bodice is all scrunched up ...

I just got off the phone with the delivery firm and my furniture will be delivered on Tuesday. WOO HOO! I can't wait. And on another not...

I made good progress this evening. I was a little skeptical the dress was going to fit. It seemed tight in the bodice but I think it's g...

I am bored by blog posts with no pictures but I have done absolutely no sewing or knitting since my last post... Ok, since BEFORE my last po...

Aside from a mattress on the floor and a tv on a little stand, my bedroom has been empty for several months since the big D. I've been ...

But this is the funniest darn thing I've seen in awhile. And I suspect many of my Midwest and New England blog friends share this senti...

I cut out the trench coat (S4084). It took FOREVER to cut and mark. There were 18 pieces of the main fabric, 18 pieces of the lining plus 6 ...