The minute I saw this pattern four years ago, by the late Paco Peralta, I knew I would have to make this skirt and top. The pattern came out it late 2017. It just took me a few years to get to it! I’m not going to discuss the top because I’ve already written aboutContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life-Vogue 1567; a Paco Peralta Skirt-Making & Styling”
Category Archives: #imademyclothes
A #memade Skirt for Sonia Delunay’s “Simultaneous Dresses”
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspirational work and we each post the image on ourContinue reading “A #memade Skirt for Sonia Delunay’s “Simultaneous Dresses””
My Sew Sew Life: Adapting a Paperbag Pants Pattern
Hello everyone and welcome! Today, I’m going to talk about my latest make, which is a pair of grey Paperbag pants. I didn’t have a pair of dark grey pants of any sort and decided it was time to make some. Pantone’s 2021 colors of the year spurred me on to get it done. I’veContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life: Adapting a Paperbag Pants Pattern”
My Sew Sew Life-One Yard of Black and Red Flannel & Zero Waste
Four or five years ago I purchased one yard of red and black plaid flannel. My aim was to sew some type of garment for Dylan, our Mountain Feist dog. He’s a short hair dog and in the winter gets cold (he does have a few sweaters). But mainly, I though he would just lookContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life-One Yard of Black and Red Flannel & Zero Waste”
Style Wise-One Asymmetrical Story
I realized that my last three posts on this blog had something in common. They all featured asymmetrical styles. It finally hit me that this is a line that I seem to gravitate towards when it comes to style. Hence, this style story was born. What Is Asymmetrical? In the most simple terms, asymmetrical isContinue reading “Style Wise-One Asymmetrical Story”
My Sew-Sew Life: Tom & Linda Platt’s Dress, Vogue Pattern 1348, for Style Imitating Art
It’s time for another Style Imitating Art entry. The challenge art work for this round is curated by Kim of Fierce Fashion. She has picked Bouquet of Wild Flowers by Odilon Redin, a member of the 19th century French avant-garde art movement. My Take On This Artwork I was inspired by the flower subject matterContinue reading “My Sew-Sew Life: Tom & Linda Platt’s Dress, Vogue Pattern 1348, for Style Imitating Art”
My Sew Sew Life-It’s Fall So Time To Make a New Summer Top!
It seems, when it comes to sewing, seasons just don’t mean too much to me. Today is a sewing story about my new sleeveless top that I made using McCall 5779. Ideas for this top started when I acquired two special pieces of silk about three years ago, which I will talk about a littleContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life-It’s Fall So Time To Make a New Summer Top!”
Spinning a Yarn: My Organic Cotton Hand-Knitted Twin Set for Style Imitates Art
Hi Everyone, This is a spontaneous and unplanned post. I participate in a newly discovered challenge (on my part) that is spearheaded Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Kim of Fierce Fashion, and Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey. Twice a month they they take turns picking a work of art or a piece ofContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn: My Organic Cotton Hand-Knitted Twin Set for Style Imitates Art”
My Sew-Sew Life: 1+1=1 or Not
Welcome to my blog today. As the title has hinted, this is another sewing story. During this summer, two of the pieces I’ve sewn for myself are a new pair of palazzo pants and a knit dolmen sleeve top. These two pieces are from different patterns and not especially meant to go with each otherContinue reading “My Sew-Sew Life: 1+1=1 or Not”
My Sew-Sew Life/Living On the Selvages
Starting at the Very Beginning One of my favorite projects in all my years of teaching K-12 Art was a “Design a Kimono” unit that I developed for my 5th graders. Among the reference materials that I put together were vintage kimono fabric pieces that I found on eBay. It was important to me thatContinue reading “My Sew-Sew Life/Living On the Selvages”
MeadowTree Perspectives 