Tag: DIY
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Introducing A New Journey
You all know I’ve been sewing for a while. If you’re new here, I’ve written several posts in my journal about the garments I’ve made. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what “more” might look like. I want to learn more about fashion—and I’m beginning to see a path forward. At first, I thought, “Go get…
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Creating Stylish Anoraks: My Fall Jacket Journey
Can you believe it’s fall already! It’s almost time to wear a fall jacket. Fortunately, Anita by Design‘s make of a McCall’s anorak M6531 earlier this year inspired me. My journey from jazzed to jacket took more than 6 months as I made a muslin from reclaimed material, learned some, made a final version, and…
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Creating the Perfect Bethany Skirt: A Guide
The Bethany Skirt It’s Winter, and I’ve gotten to wear my Bethany Skirt a couple of times this month. The Bethany Skirt pattern was one of the assignments in an online Viki Sews class in 2023. Viki Sews describes the skirt this way: Bethany is a semi-fitted trapeze [aka A-line] skirt with a free-hanging lining.…
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Sewing with Brocade: Tips for the Bobbi Bomber Jacket
Brocade: gorgeous to wear, classes up any setting, challenging to sew. Ask me how I know!
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From Waste to Fashion: Creating Eco-Friendly Sportswear
Making my own clothes allows me to express my identity in fit, color, garment type, and style. Recently, I had the opportunity to showcase my sustainable fashion creations at Hidden Villa’s Sheep Shearing and Fiber Arts Festival. The ensemble on the left is called From Bottles to Sportswear. I am an athlete and rarely find…
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Floral Leggings DIY
When you see something you want but it doesn’t exist so you work on making it yourself….
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The Jasika Blazer is Finished!
When you really want a suit jacket but can’t find one in the fabric you want or that fits you, make your own.
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DIY Fix a Belt
Belt leather can deteriorate over time but it can be easy to replace to give the belt a new life and a new look. The leather on this belt had become stiff and dry. I was concerned that it would flake and further deteriorate if I wore it. I decided to keep the gorgeous hardware…
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The Rio Grande Bag
I’ve designed and made quite a few bags before but this is the first time I made my own leather straps so I will mostly focus on that part. I used a Tandy Leather Co tool called a leather strap cutter that my Dad got me and leather from along the spine of the animal…
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Sew Your Own Jeans
The Opportunity I had a work break coming and thought it would be a great opportunity polish my sewing and design craft. I asked my sewing friends locally and the Beatrice Dress Forms collective what they would do if they had some time. I put all the ideas in a spreadsheet and researched price, location,…
