Stretch Twill Shorts Comparison
Don’t we all love those comparison blogs? A chance to see a couple different patterns worked up in the same fabric base. So, Amie, Jessica and Melissa sewed up different women’s shorts patterns all in Stretch Twill. To read about finishing techniques or watch finishing videos, click the buttons below Sonia Estep Designs Bahama Bottoms …
Lulu Inspired Vest Hack
It all started with my run for cold lululemon vest. I wear it all the time, but I really wanted black, as mine is purple. I started with the Twig + Tale Trailblazer Vest, as the lines were perfect for what I was after. Materials Used Phee Fabrics Stretch Twill in black Phee Fabrics Supplex …
Transitional Outerwear: A lightweight LoneTree Vest using Stretch Twill
I am a cold weather person through and through. Long sleeves, high necks, big scarves, and bundling up are some of my favorite things and when the weather turns colder nothing gets me more excited than layering as many me-mades on my body at one time as possible. Last year I made a handful of …
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Tween Capsule
My daughter has come into the size range where it’s hard to find patterns that are sized for her, this age range is known as the tween ages. Being a tween is when you’re no longer an age that is a single digit, but also not yet a teen. You’re probably thinking, yeah, I already …
Made for Traveling in Stressful Times
This past month has been completely hectic for me, as I’ve been feverishly sewing summer clothes for my daughter, recording videos for the Sew a Little Seam Linden sew along that took place in the Phee Fabrics Sew Along group on Facebook, and getting ready for our summer vacation. All of these things lead to …
Whatever “Twill” Be…
Yes I know, corny right?? 🎵Que’ sera, sera🎶 lol. That’s kinda how I felt this month. I’ve been out of the loop a bit, and I kinda lost my sew-jo. So when we were asked to create something with new fabrics I thought,” oh no 😥 not woven!” But the colors are so pretty I …
Wandering Back Into Wovens
When I first learned to sew, it was with woven fabric. I think most people start out using wovens either because that was the type of fabric their Mothers and Grandmothers used and taught them with, or because they gravitated toward garment making after learning to quilt. I made myself plenty of cotton woven clothes …