Over the past couple of months, I’ve made a lot of gifts for people. My nieces birthdays are in November and then Christmas I made gifts for people and some of those overlapped into January for me to finish them. Then my sister’s birthday is at the end of January. I still have one more thing … More Handmade Gifts
A while ago, I had plans of making a Muse Patterns outfit. Then Kat posted the Muse Loves Merino contest and I had to create an outfit for that! Check out the contest. There is still time to create something for it since it closes on November 30. Eventually, my outfit evolved into a Gryffindor … More Waiting for my Hogwarts letter: Muse Patterns Sophi cardi and Tahi skirt
I’ve been sick for a few days now with some sort of cold flu apocalypse plague-like thing. I woke up this morning and got dressed and put make up on and went into work. Then my boss told me to go home, because I was too sick. I headed home and got tons more kleenex … More Simplicity 1812 top and Cake Pavlova Skirt
You know those moments in sewing when you come across a pattern that you just know is going to be a winner? I love those moments. McCall’s 6754 came out a while ago, but has been in my mind for a while. Enter a pattern sale and some lovely versions from Sewn by Ashley on Instagram … More Blue Crush: McCall’s 6754
This past week was a wild ride. Other than our regular monthly show, Holodeck Follies, on Wednesday, we also performed at FanExpo on Thursday night, the opening night of the convention. My husband wrote a wonderful entry that recaps the whole affair. So this entry is about sewing, since that is the theme of my … More Star Trek Uniforms: Tahoe Tee pattern
Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry by ooh shiny! That’s the quote right? Directly after I made my plans for the remainder of the summer, I started making a muslin of M6754. It’s okay. It has an issue with the raglan sleeve so there are a few more adjustments to … More Comfy Womfy: Butterick 6210
This is a post about a bra. I grew up with the English dubbed version of Sailor Moon. It was my favourite show and I would watch it endlessly. This was before we could download shows or stream them. I taped tons of Sailor Moon and ran home at various time from school to watch. … More Agent of Love and Exams, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Mercury!
Now that the wedding is over, I can write about sewing again and get back to reviewing patterns, sewing favourites, and musing on sewing in general without the focus of the wedding for every project. Of course without any time constraints, I haven’t been sewing! I’ve been hanging out with my husband. 😀 I have some … More And now back to our regular programming… Striped Simplicity 1459
When I was growing up, I never had an idea in my head of a wedding. I never had it in my head that I would get married at all. If my Barbies or dolls got married, it was usually a lesbian wedding and involved unicorns and dragons. It usually ended in complete destruction of … More The Wedding Dress, pt. 3: The Reveal and the Day
Well, my plans for the lingerie ended up all over the place. I did make the bra and I will be making the camisole, but left out the tap shorts and the underwear. I just didn’t want to fiddle with the bottoms and have been feeling stressed by it and not wanting to do it. … More The Wedding Lingerie
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