Early September, I had the good fortune to travel to Washington DC to attend a wedding for Felix's cousin. I really enjoy attending weddings much…
Tag: Silk
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Sewing Without a Plan & The Silk Pajama Set
This past fall & winter, I've been a sewing renegade; I've been sewing without a plan. I generally like to make lists and sew what…
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WIP: Camisole on Mom’s PJ set
Now that I'm moving on to cutting/stitching the camisole, I feel as if I am now more than half way done with my mom's silk…
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WIP: Lace Inserts on Mom’s PJ Set
Firstly, what's funny is that I really have no fear that my mom will see this blog post and ruin the surprise, that which is…
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WIP: Mom’s Silk PJ set
So... yeah... It's mid August and I'm trying to complete my mother's day gift to my mom (which was in May). I understand... I'm bad.…
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Macaron Redux Stabilization
Happy (belated) 4th of July to everyone! Felix and I had quite an eventful weekend which included a huge hail storm, fireworks right outside our apartment windows, fun…
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Macaron Redux (mini) Roadblock
Instead of sewing up the applique seam for the bodice back piece on my Macaron Redux, I decided to work on the front bodice pieces…
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Prepping to sew my first Applique Seam
I bet you're as surprised as I am, that I can make a whole post out of prepping an applique seam. You are, aren't you!?! In…
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Macaron Redux Revisited
As I sat down over the weekend to list out all of the projects I have 'outstanding' on my chairs and various places in the…
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CSPC: Macaron Redux Fabric
I've been working at least two weeks now on my macaron redux project. Even though I've made the macaron dress before, I decided to make…
