I spent my Friday night and the vast majority of Saturday working on my coat. I feel as if I really didn't get that much…
Category: Sewing
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Steaming The Roll Line: Before and After
I got a great comment yesterday from both Charity Shop Chic & Chris and asking why my collar looks so flat instead of all rolled…
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Final Tailoring of my Gertie Coat
After nearly sewing all day on Saturday and in bits and pieces on Sunday, I (surprisingly) finished all of my hand sewing/tailoring on my Gertie…
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First Steps of Tailoring
Hey peeps! Sorry I've been a bit MIA, I've been sick the past few days. Seems the fall sickness is hitting everyone and it's finally…
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October Giveaway
While I'm a newbie at Twitter, some of you may have already started following me and had seen that I finally reached 200 RSS followers. …
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Final fabric and Notions
Not too much to report today. But I am happy to say that I've collected all of my fabrics & notions for the Gertie Coat Sew…
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All Sorts of Updates
Time seems to have gotten the best of me the past few weeks. My 9-5 work schedule has gotten exceedingly busy which has oftentimes left…
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The Second Gertie-Coat Muslin
I'm happy to say the second muslin for the Butterick 5824 coat (aka the Gertie Coat) is much better, but still does need some work. For the…
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The First Gertie-Coat Muslin
I've been working on my Gertie-Coat muslin the past few evenings but finally got around to taking photos last night. I was only going to post…
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Design Thoughts on Gertie’s Butterick 5824 Coat
I don't believe I ever updated you on my final fabric selection for the Gertie Coat (Butterick 5824) after sharing all of my swatches. I…
