Hello: Well i am still working on organizing my binders and magazines articles. I bought fabrics today and last Tuesday. I just could not resist. Today i bought a very graphic black and white fabric. I saw a dress in a boutique last weekend. The dress was made out of a graphic black and white fabric, absolutely beautifull. So hopefully i will be able to start sewing soon.
I also bought two sewing cd's from pattern review on Tuesday. I cannot remember the names, i will let you know when the cd arrive. That's all for now.

 

Hello: well i was on vacation, i bought lots of black & white fabrics, and 3 rulers ( two with the hip curve and a T-square). I read several sewing articles while i was on vacation.

I spent most of this week resting and unpacking.

I am also in the middle of a big remodeling project that started around the middle of June. I am hoping that the project will be completed by the end of October although i truly believe it will probably be in November.

I followed pattern review swap contest and i must say Ericka's wardrobe was the best so she got my vote and guess what 157 members of PR agreed with me. So guess who won the contest?
I would like to enter a swap contest in 2008.

I believe i mentioned in the past that i had created several binders and i was storing information i collected from magazines and other sources. I am in the process of completing this project, although it will always be work in progress.

My next project is going to be either to created a duct tape dress form or purchase a fitting pattern create a muslin and stuff the muslin with batting and use this as a dress form. Also, i own an antique dress form, maybe i will be able to fix the dress form to comply with my body measurements. Either way i will post pictures of my project from beginning to end.

Hello: I just posted a review of this book on pattern review.com This book will be a great addition to your sewing library. I owned many, many sewing books, cooking books, quilting books and the list goes onnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

The last time i sewed clothing was in 2002. In 1999 i started making quilts and it became an obsession. I made quilts exclusively from 1999 until 2005.

In 2000 I cut out 12 linen skirts (elastic waist). I sewed 6 and the other 6 were left unfinished because the summer was over and I moved on to another project.

In 2001 i sewed slipcovers for my living room furniture and i made window blinds for all the windows in my home.

In 2002, I gained weight gain none of my clothes fit and I sewed four linen skirts(elastic waist) because I had nothing to wear.

I stopped sewing from 2002 until this year 2007, i made window treatments for my living room window. Although i stopped sewing clothes i continued to purchase my favorites sewing and fashion magazines and kept up with what's going on in the sewing world.

This past spring while surfing the Internet i stumble on Erica'B blog and i she became my inspiration to start sewing clothing for myself again. There are so many great sewing blogs on the Internet and all of you are an inspiration. I will list my favorites blogs later as i learn how to use all the features on this blog site.

I had to re-organize my sewing room, fabrics, sewing library and my sewing binders. Its work in progress, however my fabrics, cutting table and all the tools i need to start my first project is in order.

Last year i decided to loose weight and i have lost so far 18 pounds. I went from a size 14 on the top and 16 on the bottom to a size 10 on the top and 12 on the bottom.

Guess what my first project is to finish the 6 linen skirts i started seven years ago. The linen is a combination of linen, polyester and its beautiful after all this time. Will post photos later