http://missparayim.com/2014/03/07/pink-frosting-dress-lekala-4282/

I still sew!  Sometimes I even get around to blogging about it. 

http://missparayim.com/2013/10/07/panda-bear-picnic-lekala-4276/

I finished a dress this weekend!  Pics and blah blah blah as usual...

http://missparayim.com/2013/05/07/a-trip-to-new-orleans-and-fitting-progress/

Just a little bit more about fabric shopping in New Orleans and a few pictures of what I picked up. 

http://missparayim.com/2012/12/27/christmas-aprons-x-7/

This one got kind of long, but I had 7 aprons to talk about. Lots of pictures, at least.

It's been quite a while since I sewed something for Avery. This is mostly because between her sister's hand me downs, impulse purchases, and gifts, the kid has at least 2 kids worth of clothes. Recently, she's been asking about every project "is that a dress for me?", and she hasn't been upset to hear it hasn't been, but the Mom guilt was starting ( Read more... )

I started thinking about this costume in March, and spent most of September straightening out the pattern changes.
It was a lot of work, and I tweaked the design more than anything else I've made, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

This is the inspiration for the outfit:

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New look 6150 (view c)

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It's been a while since I posted a real sewing project. It's not because I'm not working on anything, it's because the things I'm working on are more important to me than another "just for fun" dress for myself, and it's taking time to get things right ( Read more... )

A whole entry on bias tape? That's a stretch (har har har...). No, it really isn't. Because my feelings about the stuff have probably undergone the most radical shift since I started this sewing journey 7ish months ago ( Read more... )

I was talking to my sewing teacher last night about machines. I'm toying with the idea of upgrading. My Brother CS6000i has been really great, and I think it's pretty much perfect for a starter machine. I have no qualms about passing it down and having it be Catherine's and Avery's. Catherine says she wants to learn to use it, and I think that ( Read more... )