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March 9, 2023 Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday. It is a very beautiful day in Florida with the temperatures reaching to the 80's. March and April usually bring us such beautiful weather. Since Spring is here for us Floridians, I started a vertical garden and also making plans to change the landscape in… Continue reading Easter Dress – Simplicity 1537 – Part 1
12/26/2023 Hello Friends - Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. We were able to spend Christmas eve with mom, playing games and of course eating. Then on Christmas day we enjoyed hosting our children and our first grandchild. Yesterday was a wonderful day filled with a lot of laughter and memories.  The Jordan Jacket is… Continue reading Denim Jacket Success: From Frustration to Comfort
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas season.
Do you have a pattern that you love but have not cut it out due to being "too hard"? You are not the only one. I have finally decided to pull out this jacket.
Happy Saturday! Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this Easter Weekend. We will be enjoying Easter with our entire family at my mom's. It will be loud, crazy, too much food but not boring. The fabric is knit was found in the bargain bin at the Sewing Studio, Maitland, FL.… Continue reading Easter Dress – McCall’s M7349 – Knit
Happy Saturday! Well, the skirt is now done, I have mixed feelings about the results. The fabric kept leaving a blue dye on my hands even after washing the fabric twice. Next time, the fabric will be washed multiple times before sewing. Here are the things that did not go as expected. I used all-purpose… Continue reading McCall’s Skirt 6326 – Vintage Pattern
Happy Saturday - Just spent the last two days doing the Florida Shop Hop. We visited 10 shops and found lots of beautiful fabric and patterns. This was opportunity to visit Florida shops in several different cities and support small businesses. Currently working on pockets for my denim skirt. The McCalls pattern is from 1993… Continue reading Denim Skirt Pockets- McCalls 6326 – Vintage
Happy Saturday - This is one of my UFO's. No, this has nothing to do with space or Star Wars, but it commonly referred to in the sewing world as an unfinished object. I believe that I have 4 UFO's. My goal is to have this blouse completed this week. The pattern is from New… Continue reading New Look A6394 Blouse aka UFO
Happy Saturday - This cute pattern was found at my local quilt shop. Usually, sticking to McCall's, Simplicity and Butterick patterns so working on a pattern outside of my normal spiked my interest. The description on the pattern states the tee brings a touch of elegance to every day with its shoulder yokes and pleats… Continue reading Chai Tea from Liesl + Company
Happy Sewing - Due to renovating my sewing room, found this fabric in my stash. It is a knit and the color is so vibrant. Unfortunately, I do not recall where I purchased it. The New Look Pattern has been in the sewing stash for a while so the only thing that needed was the… Continue reading New Look – Dress Pattern 6322
The Saturday Seamstress 