Woo Hoo! I Finished!

 

I’m so excited! I finished my first top for the Pattern Review Beginner’s Contest. I loved this simplicity pattern (2922) because I didn’t have to worry about inserting sleeves or anything. I had a lot of trouble with the zipper though. The pattern requires zipper insertion without top stitching which was very challenging for me. [...]

Vintage practice makes perfect?

 
I mentioned in a previous post that I am fairly new to sewing, but sort of addicted (I use that term loosely). Anyway, I joined patternreview.com to gain a little bit of confidence  while building on my skill set. The members there are so nice and helpful. There’s one young lady in particular whose only been [...]