The Negroni Shirt and More Etymology than you might expect from a sewing blog

I will be upfront with you – this post is rather self-indulgent as it combines three of my favorite things: my fiancé, sewing, and etymology. And here we have my first attempt at sewing men’s clothing! … which is suspiciously identical to sewing women’s clothing. Once you’ve sewn one button-up, there isn’t that much variation…

Blue Aster Blouse

Well, sort of… the cute little flowers on this fabric aren’t quite asters, but the blouse pattern is named Aster. There is some similarity in flower shape, but really only in a general sense. Artistic license? Or is that poetic license? Aster is a highly versatile basic blouse pattern from Colette patterns, which has a…

Setting Sun Penny Shirt Dress

What is this? Is this a blog post?! What is that doing around here?! Sincere apologies to any would-be regular readers of this blog – I’ve been having a bit of an existential blog crisis now that my initial reasons for writing have largely been resolved. I’m not certain that I’ve entirely sorted out what the blog…

The Zinnia (Skirt) Blooms Again

Here we find my second Zinnia skirt,  made this time from a gray, microfiber, mystery fabric.  The last time I made a skirt from this pattern, I used a flowered chiffon (here for a more specific pattern review). While working with the fluttery, slippery layers of the chiffon Zinnia, this single-layered, more sturdy skirt began to…

Zinnia Skirt

In the last post, I mentioned working on a Zinnia skirt from Colette Patterns during that ridiculously cold streak. Sewing chiffon feels absurd when the thermometer hovers around zero. Now that the weather is evening out to more typical DC winter temperatures, I’ve been wearing the skirt with cozy sweaters. The finished product is comfy, and…

Hypoallergenic Ginger Skirt

Last summer I acquired three yards of 60 inch wide red imitation linen fabric from a fabric store in PA. I’m reasonably certain it is entirely polyester. While this means the garments I’ve made out of it aren’t magically cool in the DC heat and humidity, it also means that they are not maniacally wrinkled…