I needed a jacket for spring, so I made myself a Sewaholic Cordova. Materials Stretch Plaid Suiting (polyester/rayon/spandex) "Silk" Lining (polyester) Interfacing Buttons Zipper "I (heart) Handmade" Ribbon I did my best to match the plaid all the way across the jacket. It was hard, especially since the fabric is stretchy, but I...

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My hubby found me a cute 1970's Raleigh bicycle. It's a bit rusty and needs TLC, but it should be a great bike for getting to work.   He also emailed me some pictures with the subject "Bicycle Fashion Advice for You". They are vintage posters for Raleigh bicycles.   I think I'll...

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This week, the Wardrobe Architect series is about building capsule wardrobes for Spring/Summer. Thanks to all the work in the previous weeks, this exercise ended up being much easier than I thought it would be. Here are my work silhouettes: This silhouette is for the cooler spring weather. Lots of layers and fitted blouses....

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The extraordinary steampunk costumes I made my sister and her husband are being featured on Rock N Roll Bride! Once again, I'd like to thank Rowell Photography for taking such great pictures. ...

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I'm finally at Week 8 of the Coletterie Wardrobe Architect series. This week, the topic is hair and makeup. To help us this about what works for us, there are a bunch of questions to think about. Here is what I answered. My hair was a lot shorter a year ago... What hair style has...

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I finally got to do some sewing for myself. I used some of the delicious Liberty Lawn that I purchased on my trip to London last year and created a simple, yet beautiful top. Materials Liberty of London Claire-Aude A Tana Lawn Interfacing Thread Invisible zipper I love the Liberty Lawn. The fabric...

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I made myself a lovely, new hat to go with my jacket. Pattern The pattern is Quincy from Made in Brooklyn. My gauge was ok when making my test square with the US size 10 and 10.5 needles. But, they seemed too big, when I was actually knitting the hat. My hat would...

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I'm excited! There's a new sewing contest celebrating Sewaholic as an independent pattern company over on PatternReview.com. I'm definitely going to enter, since I'm already working on another Sewaholic Alma. Another exciting part of the contest, is that my Cambie is used as an example. Apparently, it's one of the Member's favourites. Yay!...

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I was able to fix my broken Singer 533. If you recall, my feed dogs suddenly stopped working. When I opened up my machine, I discovered that I had a broken feed dog gear. I also found out that a good indication of the condition of the gears is by taking a look...

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For week 7 of the Wardrobe Architect, we are supposed to explore what prints and solids we like. Looking through my wardrobe, I notice that most of my tops are prints, while I like solids for my bottoms. Although, occasionally I wear skirts with prints and solid on top. I like pairing a...

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