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New Look 6623 bias skirt vintage cami and tap shorts

03/14/2020

Pattern Description: A simple pull on bias skirt Pattern Sizing: I made a size 10 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Yes Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I liked the nineties look […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself, Travel

A long trip to Italy….

07/22/2018

Last November on Cyber Monday, right after after Thanksgiving, my dad was seriously ill and my marriage was on the rocks. It seemed everything was falling apart at once. I was staying that day with my dad, who  couldn’t be left alone, as he needed help to get around the house after his surgery. My […]

Filed Under: Travel

Fun Things to do in Downtown LA after fabric shopping

04/29/2018

As if you want to do anything besides shopping for fabric while you are there! As much as I would love to spend all day browsing through the obscure little shops with floor to ceiling fabrics, I usually have one or more of the girls in tow with me, so I have to be realistic […]

Filed Under: Los Angeles sewing scene, Travel

Desert road trip part two. San Felipe, Baja, Mexico

04/14/2015

After leaving the Salton Sea, crossing the border at Mexicali, and two hours of crossing the empty Baja desert , we approached San Felipe. I hadn’t made any reservations, but we did bring a tent in case we found a spot to camp on the beach. We saw a sign for a campground on the road […]

Filed Under: Country Life, Travel

Desert Road Trip: The Salton Sea

04/13/2015

The Salton Sea. I’ve read about this modern day desert ghost town and have always been curious to see it. This past weekend I took my kids on a road trip to San Felipe in Baja, Mexico, an eight hour drive through the California desert to the Sea of Cortez on the eastern coast. But […]

Filed Under: Travel

My Week At Susan Khalje’s Couture Sewing School.

09/03/2014

I’ve been a fan of the couture sewing expert Susan Khalje ever since I found her book Bridal Couture, at a used book store a few years ago. Soon after that I was approached to make a custom wedding gown and foolishly said yes, even though I had never made anything remotely close to in […]

Filed Under: Couture sewing, Draping, My designs, PATTERN DRAFTING, Sewing for myself, Travel

Wearing Handmade: Paso Robles Wine Tasting Trip

07/14/2014

Last week was my wedding anniversary. Twenty one years! I decided to wear a dress I made a couple of years ago. I thought it would look good with the wine up there, being purple… We decided to go up to Paso Robles for a night to celebrate. If you love wine and wine tasting, […]

Filed Under: Country Life, Sewing for myself, Travel

Our Road Trip In Spain Via New York

06/16/2014

Well, I’m back from our vacation, well rested and ready to get back to my blog! On May 18 we left for New York to attend my stepdaughter’s graduation from the MBA program at New York University and then we flew to Spain for a three week road trip. I had an amazing time with […]

Filed Under: Travel

Diane Von Furstenberg Exhibit and a trip to The Fabric Store

02/22/2014

Last Sunday we went to the Diane Von Furstenberg Journey Of A Dress retrospective at LACMA. If you are near LA, it’s a fun show to come and see. And it’s free, too. I brought two of my girls, and my older daughter brought a friend…After all my posting about my sewing my own version […]

Filed Under: Travel

Welcome To the Hotel California. Todos Santos, Mexico

07/23/2013

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hairWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering lightMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dimI had to stop for the night. There she stood in the doorway;I heard the mission bell And I was […]

Filed Under: Country Life, Travel, Uncategorized

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I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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