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Let’s talk about sewing challenges through the years

05/02/2018

Me Made May, Kids Clothes week, Sew Weekly, Skirt Week, Spring Top Week, the Ready To Wear Fast, or my own Sew & Tell Saturday I used to host here on the blog…. I’ve done them all and have been doing so off and on since soon after I started blogging in 2010. And have […]

Filed Under: My patterns, Sew and Tell Saturday, Sewing for myself, sewing history

Liesl & Co Extra Sharp Pencil skirt & Jalie Bella Top

04/14/2018

Do you suddenly want to sew all the floral prints up come springtime? I do! This is my second version of the Liesl & Co Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt. This version is in a stretch cotton woven I picked up at Joann recently, with faux leather panels from my stash. I made the skirt in […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself

Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt In Denim

04/08/2018

My Liesl & Co Extra Sharp pencil skirt. Worn with my Lisette for Butterick 6464 top in Cotton & Steel rayon from The Confident Stitch. Sewn in Size 4, a size smaller than recommended for my measurements, due to my love of overfitting. Sewn with 5/8 inch seam allowances instead of 1/2 inch. I’m pretty sure […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself

Rifle paper Co. Wonderland fabric top. Simplicity

03/23/2018

After the past couple weeks of sewing and pattern making frantically for Project Run and Play, I needed to make myself something easy. It’s been a long time since I made my own designs, and when the public and judges aren’t that crazy about them, as happened this past week, it’s hard not to be […]

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Liesl & Co Classic Shirt in voile

02/28/2018

Liesl & Co Classic Shirt Size 4D. Cotton voile from Joann’s It’s been a long time since I’ve made a button down shirt! Shirt making requires a lot of patience and a lot of precision sewing, so I took my time and worked only about an hour and a half at each sewing session. After […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself

Butterick 6244 in Double Sided Wool

02/25/2018

Recently, it’s has gotten very cold here in So Cal. Luckily, I already had a coat pattern, Butterick 6244 by Lisette, and fabric from a project I had shelved due to the all the warm weather we had been having. This simple unlined coat was very easy to sew, and was the perfect choice to […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself

Sewing Inspiration Sarah Jessica Parker’s 70’s/80’s Style in Divorce

02/20/2018

Style and Sewing Inspiration: Sarah Jessica parker in the HBO series Divorce. Recently I’ve been watching and enjoying the HBO series Divorce, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Frances, an unhappily married suburban mom to two who undergoes a midlife crisis, then finds herself in an affair, followed by a divorce from her husband. It’s […]

Filed Under: Sewing for myself, Sewing trends, Vintage patterns

Sewing Basics: Jalie Dolman Tees and Vanessa Pants

01/11/2018

So this year I’m on board with Goodbye Valentino’s RTW clothing fast! I vowed to not buy any ready to wear clothing all year. Being sick in bed for the past two weeks, I realized I had only one pair of wearable pajama pants. A pair of frumpy sweats I made last November. I needed […]

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Dad’s blog photos

12/17/2017

Today I want to share my dad’s pictures here on the blog. My dad Fred has been a big part of this blog. When I had a project I made for myself I wanted to share, I would sometimes ask for my dad’s help. My dad and I would get together and hunt around town for […]

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Sherpa lined moto sweater jacket Lisette B6169

11/26/2017

Well, hello! Today’s project is a sweater knit jacket with a moto zip that I lined with a cozy sherpa fabric. I used Lisette for Butterick 6169 ,and a lovely blue wool sweater knit backed with fleece from The Confident Stitch. I used a sherpa knit fabric bought in downtown LA to line the inside and […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself

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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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