Ever since the beginning of my sewing journey, I have admired Anna Maria Horner. Some of my favorite prints are hers and my house is decorated with her linens (two sets of curtains), laminate (my kitchen table cloth) and cottons (ironing board, pillows, quilts, I could go on and on…) Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Anna is more than a fabric designer. She …
Scout Tees… yes, plural…
How have I not posted about my Scout Tees!?! This pattern (by Grainline Studio) has become my tried and true pattern for shirts. I first talked about these tees in my podcast with April Rhodes and have gone a bit crazy over them since then. Here is my wearable muslin: [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] Fabric: The fabric is from Art Gallery’s Indian Summer …
My Me Made May 2015
Me Made May 2015 is over! I committed here to wear four handmade garments a week, take pictures on Instagram and keep it “real”. Well, I wore four handmade garments a week, didn’t always take pictures and kept it real. When I was wearing a garment I had already taken a picture of in the past, I didn’t always post it …
Warm Cool Pillow in Make Modern!
I have another pattern in the fantastic Make Modern magazine, Issue #5! Here is my project! Since playing more with color theory for a future Learn More, Sew More challenge, I was inspired to make a warm/cool pillow. Wanting to explore how half square triangles could be used to create color without looking like every other half square triangle project, …
Staple Dress Finish!
The combination of Allison Sews wearing a gorgeous Staple Dress at Quilt Con and April Rhodes being on the podcast lead me to make this dress! Does it look a bit familiar? It is the dress I was wearing under my Cutting Edge jacket! This dress, designed by the fantastic April Rhodes, is simple in design with endless possibilities. The …
Loving the “Love” {learn more, sew more}
Diane’s tutorial on how to make a “Love” block using her paper pieced alphabets has inspired me to make my own! Does it shock anyone that it is purple!?! The purple plus Lizzy House and Anna Maria Horner just screams “Sandi!” Jenny also made one! Anyone else ready to try one letter for a chance to win Diane’s whole My …
A tank and a top {finish.it.friday}
It feels great to get my WIPs (work in progress) projects done!!! My first finish is my dear Sorbetto top, which I wrote about here! This was a really expensive muslin. I learned quite a bit about trusting my instincts about patterns, sewing with voiles and bias binding. Luckily, I am taking an apparel construction class so I hope to learn …
Modern Maples…jumbo sized! {w.i.p.}
It’s funny how one lone, but not forgotten, quilt block can lead to a pillow and even a big quilt! For last week’s Finish it Friday, I took my one modern maples block and made it into a Fall pillow. Between the start of football season and the upcoming release of Fall coffee concoctions, I wanted to have a fresh …