Hi everyone! I am finally getting around to posting these jeans that I made a few months ago as part of my Me Made May pledge. I made my first pair of Morgan jeans last November and they are were/are too small in the waist for me to wear comfortably. Every so often I can… Continue reading Morgan Jeans version 2
Hi! Today I’m back with another installment in pants making adventures! This time, though, I’ve made shorts. My mission this Summer is to make some basic, neutral colored shorts to replace the threadbare ready to wear shorts I’ve been wearing for years. After I had success with the Alina Design Co Chi Town Chinos skirt… Continue reading White Chi Town Chino Shorts
The official start of Summer was yesterday… is it too early for me to say that I’ve sewn my favorite Summer item? I have been thinking about this dress for months and sewed it up a couple of weeks ago to wear to my older son’s kindergarten graduation. (Apparently graduation from kindergarten is a much… Continue reading Inari Dress Hack
Hello there! This year, one of my big sewing goals is to work on making myself pants, jeans, and shorts of the non-elastic waist variety. Back in March and April, I made two pairs of Alina Design Co’s Chi Town Chinos (using Expansion pack #2) and I’m finally getting a chance to write about them!… Continue reading Chi Town Chinos Expansion Pack #2
Hi Guys! How are you? We are on our first official day of Summer today since the boys had their last day of school yesterday. It feels so nice to not have to rush to get ready for school and get out the door! I have a bit of a blogging backlog to get through… Continue reading Key Largo Top
This month’s Project Sew It theme was tops. I decided I wanted my main project to be the Alice top from Tessuti patterns. I’ve had the pattern and the fabric for close to two years now, I think. I’m so glad I finally got this sewn!
