Finished projects

Lazo Trousers and Another Melilot!

Hey, everyone! I hope y’all are doing well during these weird times. DD and I are hanging in there and enjoying the extra time to cuddle our kitties (who are ecstatic about us being home 24/7, btw). I have a treat for y’all today… not one, but TWO sewing projects! Here we have my fourth… Continue reading Lazo Trousers and Another Melilot!

Finished projects · Hand Embroidery

Back to the U.S. and RED-y with a Deer and Doe Melilot Shirt and Farewell Japan Embroidery!

H…. hello? Ahem, hello? Wh-what’s this?! Who??! Yes, it’s me! I’m alive and back on the blog! Did you miss me? Because I certainly missed you! Wow, so how have things been? How have I been? Well, I’m back on my feet after a long, hard fall – but we’ll get into that later, shall… Continue reading Back to the U.S. and RED-y with a Deer and Doe Melilot Shirt and Farewell Japan Embroidery!

Finished projects

My First Long-Sleeved Deer and Doe Melilot Shirt

I’ve always had issues finding the perfect button-down blouse. Store-bought shirts would either be too tight in the shoulders and back, or too tight in the hip area. Thank God for the joy of sewing and the plethora of indie patterns that allow me to finally feel comfortable in button-down shirts! I’ve had lots of… Continue reading My First Long-Sleeved Deer and Doe Melilot Shirt

Cali & Co. · Finished projects

Frankenpatterned Bruyerevilles… or Would it be Granyeres?

UrbanDictionary.com defines the term “Frankenpattern” as: frankenpattern To pattern using multiple styles and mis-matched pattern pieces. The end result is a combination of the garments that leaves the patternmaker horrified as to how it was put together, but usually no one else knows that from the end result. (phew!) Also see – Nashion. They asked me to Frankenpattern a… Continue reading Frankenpatterned Bruyerevilles… or Would it be Granyeres?

Finished projects · Uncategorized

She’s a Lumberjack and She’s OK…

… she sleeps all night and she works all day! If you’ve never heard the Monty Python lumberjack song I’m referencing, please do yourself a favor and check it out. So yes! I’ve made myself a shirt/tunic worthy of a rugged lumberjack! Pay no mind to the wrinkling under the bust. I clearly failed to… Continue reading She’s a Lumberjack and She’s OK…