Sewing Is Not a Superpower

When I saw this adorable fabric with antique pickups and flowers and such on it of course I had to have it. And what else could it be but ...

As I've mentioned before recently, I haven't been sewing as much as normal this summer and much of what I've made is for other p...

I'm sorry I don't have a Before photo. So here's the story. I made a dress ages ago - maybe 20 years, I can't remember - out...

Here it is - the last thing I sewed in 2018. I bought the floral fabric about 6 or 7 years ago, I think, at the quilt shop in the little...

It came to my attention a while back that I did not have a dress with flamingos on it; that is, I saw a dress with flamingos that another se...

My grandson was about 6 or 7, I think, and in the middle of a serious dinosaur obsession. (Also a shark obsession and an alligator and croco...

You might remember that I set a goal to at least once a month sew something that has been in my stash for two years or longer. Well, I star...

First, the fabric: Isn't it fascinating? Vintage sewing machine and notions ads and corset ads! I love it. I have had this fabric fo...

I went to the little quilt shop in town yesterday. It and Walmart are the only local places to buy fabric. Strangely, I managed to leave wit...

Here it is - my last make of 2016. I actually finished this, except for the buttons and buttonholes, a couple of weeks before Christmas ...

I made a t-shirt for my oldest son. I will probably never get to show that one to you. When kids get to be six feet tall it's kind of ha...

I don't have much to say about this other than, "I love it!" I used the body of New Look 6078 and the sleeves, collar and...

At first I was thinking of this as "one last summer top" but this would be great with a cardigan or light jacket, which makes it p...

I tried to put the Spring for Cotton button here but just got the broken link/missing image symbol. Whew! For a while there I was worried ...

I finished this a week ago but today is the first nice day we've had in that time. It's been cold and raining and I wanted to take a...

Hey, everyone! Long time no blog. Well, you know how it goes. I do have something ready to show off but I have a lot that I want to say abou...

We sewing people are crazy aren't we? As I said before, I don't like a cluttered or mixed up look. I'm the matchy-matchy queen. ...

UPDATE: OMG! How rude of me. I forgot to include a link to Anne , lovely and witty hostess of Jungle January. Sorry, call it a senior moment...