Wow, I have been away for a long time with this post, sorry. All, I can say is life is very crazy for many reasons that I won't go into but it looks like we may have turned the corner and calmness is coming. I have a break at work, so here goes the first one in a month.
Today the focus is on jackets and I found all the inspiration at Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor's Piped knit jacket
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Vogue 1465, yes nice match
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Guess what is coming? I will just tell you, September is Sew Indie Month, celebrating all the great Indie patterns out there. What is Sew Indie Month? It is a month long celebration, of indie sewing patterns where designers collaborate to bring you fun blog posts and informative tutorials. It's accompanied by a sewalong contest with fantastic prizes. Since the patterns in the SIM Bundle 1 are mostly wovens, this sale gives you time to make muslins before the contest begins in September while supporting small women-owned businesses and raising money for charity.
This year the Sewing Indie Month HQ will be Sew Independent, which Mari from Seamster Sewing Patterns took over from Donna, who decided to step back from the site. You can buy the bundle and keep up to date with the latest SIM news on
Sew Independent
I have sewn another free pattern from Maria Denmark, the Kirsten Kimono Tee. Available on MariaDenmark blog, after you sign up for the newsletter or you can download it from Pattern Review
I made three of the week of Kaitlyn's wedding, I had a bit of time to sew but wanted nothing too complicated. The Kirsten Tee was perfect and all of them are in red!
A very, very dear friend is having a baby in about a month and tonight I went to her baby shower. It was so much fun and this baby has a special place in everyone's heart. My friend knew I was making her a diaper bag and she selected the fabric. The fabric had to have fabric from Anna Maria Horner, the mom-to-be's favorite designer.
Here are some pictures from several people's phones. The photographer's photos will be back in 3 weeks, so then you will get the good ones.
It was a beautiful day with perfect weather, a gorgeous bride and very handsome groom. We were blessed to share it with so many family and friends.
The wedding ceremony was under the pergola in our back yard and the reception under a rented tent in the front/side yard. Only one time was I worried, at 4:15 (wedding at 5) a nice big rain cloud started banking up. During the ceremony, one big gust of wind that usually indicates rain. No, rain, just a 15 degree drop in temperature. It had been 92 before the cloud. The rest of the evening it was overcast and so pleasant. I can't wait to see the "official" pictures.
