Monthly Archives: July 2009

Inheritance

A friend of mine, Emily, was cleaning out her craft supplies. She asked if I would be interested in taking any of it. Of course! I inherited a collection of patterns, even vintage patterns of children clothes. I also received sewing books and years worth of magazines- Sew News, Burda World of Fashion, and Threads. [...]

Lace On

I bought a dress from Target on clearance for $6. However, the dress was a bit too short for my liking. And come to find out, a dear friend of mine bought the same dress but a different color. To fix that, I whipstitched a lace trimming to the bottom while watching reruns of Everybody [...]