Self-Stitched September – Day 4… my first trousers!
Spurred on by my increasingly obvious need for more casual clothing, I went shopping yesterday and picked up a couple of pieces of corduroy for the making of trousers and Jenny skirts. I spent the...
View ArticleSelf-Stitched September – Day 5 (or rather very, very early on Day 6)
Here’s a stunning photo of me in my Day 5 outfit. I took this at about one in the morning, after having finally finished hemming and pressing the horsehair braid on McCall’s 5811. I Just have to sew...
View ArticleSelf-stitched September – Day 6. Cherries on top and getting RTW jeans to fit.
I celebrated Day 6 of self-stitched September (and Labor Day) in red, white and blue! My favorite shirt – stretchy tank with cherries – some slightly refashioned jeans and bare feet. When I put on...
View ArticleSelf-Stitched September Day 7. Starting to see what it’s all about
Here is my Day Seven outfit… It looks like I’m holding a cigarette in my right hand! Does it make me look cooler? I spent the day working on the dress for a wedding we are going to on Saturday, doing...
View ArticleSelf-Stitched September – Day 8. Pears, A-lines and pencil skirts
I spent day eight of SSS working on the muslin for Vogue 8648 a cute little dress with a pencil skirt that I’m working on to wear to a wedding this weekend. I also did some errands, and took the most...
View ArticleSelf-Stitched September day nine
Yesterday was yet another day of sewing and errand running. Self-Stitched September earned its keep, forcing me to finally hem a so-so skirt I started months ago. Here’s what I wore: Day nine This...
View ArticleSelf Stitched September catch up! Days 10-16. And an oddly flattering long...
I’ve been keeping up my Self-Stitched September photos, posting them to the SSS Flickr pool, and some of them have made their way to my blog via finished project pictures, but I thought it was time to...
View ArticleSelf – Stitched September – Days 18 – 24
Catch up time! I’ve been busy putting my new sewing corner in order, so this’ll be a quickie! It occurred to me that I haven’t updated my Self-Stitched September pictures since last Friday! It’s been a...
View ArticleSSS day 27. Almost done. And a new shirt!
Befuddled by my Lady Grey muslin and a never-ending stream of cherry tank tops, I took a little time last night and this morning to make a nice new shirt! I was quite surprised to find that I’ve worn...
View ArticleSelf-stitched September. The last day and fun with Photoshop!
The whole month has whipped by so quickly. Here are a few stats of what I was up to this month… ONE refashioned shirt (barely) TWO self-sewn pairs of corduroy trousersTHREE pairs of self-tailored...
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