This week's exercise for Coletterie's Wardrobe Architect was to think about what styles we like and what our particular style might be. It took me awhile, but I went through my Pinterest board and added more pins. I pinned all sorts of things, whether it related to fashion or not. I like motorcycling,...

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Last year, I came up with a wardrobe plan for what I wanted to make for myself this year. For the most part, it worked really well. Cute, but didn't work with my wardrobe I made my shirt for the black and white challenge. It was a great learning experience and I even...

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I finally had a chance to take some pictures of the sweater I made my husband for Christmas. I finished it on Christmas morning. Just in time to throw it in a gift bag and into my husband's hands! My husband really likes it and I think I turned out pretty well. ...

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I'm going to take part in Coletterie's Wardrobe Architect. Basically, it's a series of exercises to figure out how to build a wardrobe for yourself. The overall goal is to not sew things that you won't actually wear because they don't fit with your personality and lifestyle. The first week's exercise is to...

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My sewing room has had a lot of work done to it lately. As part of my Christmas present, my hubby built me a peg board. It's made a huge difference! Here is what my area looked like before: And here is after (and yes, the wooden dummy is still on the other...

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My friend Kristyne made me a little friend for Christmas. It's a crochet Bender (from Futurama)! I love my Bender. His place is on my couch watching tv with me. ...

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Take a look at my sister's lovely fairisle sweater. Our Granny made it for her a few months back and I thought I would share it with everyone.   The pattern is the Ross Cardigan by Rowan (in the Scotish Heritage Knits book). My sister wanted the sweater as part of her Scotland photoshoot....

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Personally, I like to knit practically year round. But most people tend to knit when the cold weather hits. How do I know? Well, it's one of the fun things you can see using Google Trends. If you are a bit nerdy like me, you might have fun looking at all the neat...

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That's right, there's such a thing as 'knitting marathons'. I just found out about them myself. Above is a picture of David Babcock, who ran the Kansas City Marathon in 5 hours 48 minutes 27 seconds while knitting (back in October of 2013). He ended up with a 12 foot 1 3/4 long...

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I have been busy organizing my sewing room and my kitchen. In the meantime, here is a collection of Antique Animal Postcards from 1914. Quite a few of them have the doggies or kitties sewing. ...

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I did it! I finished my winter jacket and I couldn't be happier! It took a lot of work, but it was worth it. Materials: 2-ply Ultrex Polyester lining Flannel (for pocket lining and the small triangle collar pockets) Snaps Velcro Seam tape Seam sealer Zippers (one large 2-way separating, 2 small pocket,...

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I definitely had some struggles with the Ultrex that I used for my winter jacket. In order to get my machine to sew the material, I had to use Microtex 70/10 needles, change my foot plate to the straight stitch plate, and use my walking foot. Straight Stitch Plate Even with all of...

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