I decided to start with the skirt for this project .  There is a lot of tailoring to do on the jacket, so I decided to ease myself in. ...

Time for a new project !!  I knew (or expected) that I was going to need to take this pattern in a bit, so a muslin was my first step....

This dress was a test . . . I had a design idea and thought Simplicity 1197 might be a good starting point to create it. In my...

McCalls and Simplicity  Patterns have released their latest collections, including a few designs that I may have to add to my collection. ...

Okay, so it’s not really a corset – it’s an Alabama Chanin Corset Top . It does have some lovely princess seams that mimic a co...

I have an aversion to working with solid colored fabrics.  They always seem so boring sitting there next to the gorgeous prints.  I can...