Sewing Vortex

First sign of fall at my house is the Maple tree out front. As August fades the tips of the leaves to go pink. Before you know it, it's already time for the Sew Long Summer Blog tour! This year, I took a recent favorite of mine, the Kosice Top & Dress from Itch to Stitch Designs , combined it with a bold orange fabric and made a dress that is undeniably fall. The Fabric For my dress, I used this intense orange floral from Simply By Ti fabrics. I've had my eye on it since it came to the shop, but when it was discounted to $5/yard during the April Birthday Sale, I snapped up 3 yards. This poplin really is the perfect shirting. It's a nice weight: not light and flimsy, but not heavy at all. It's completely opaque. It sews well, presses cleanly and didn't give me any issues with fraying. The best part is that because it is 97%/3% cotton/lycra, it's totally stable and suitable for all woven shirting projects, but still has a little give to make ...

It's that time again, Readers!!  Welcome to the Sew Long Summer blog tour! Every year a great group of bloggers come together to say SEW LONG SUMMER with some really inspiring projects. Keep reading to find links to all the stops on this year's tour, as well as details on how you can share how YOU say Sew Long Summer. Plus, enter to win a fun prize to feed your sewing habits! I Can't Wait For Fall I love sewing for fall! Warm colors, textured fabrics, dressing in layers without sweating like a sinner in church...I can't wait to tell you about what I made for my 3rd Sew Long Summer tour! The Skirt Possibly my favorite garment this summer has been the knit pencil skirt. I really feel like it's a great silhouette for fall too, with just a little tweaking. I traded in the ocean blues and light weight jegging versions for this slightly longer one in  matte black stretch faux leather  from Simply By Ti , one of this year's tour sponsors. T...

Well, Hello there! I'm glad we are still able to connect here today. It was a close one, what with me deleting my original blog post mere hours before it was set to publish. I'm sorry the world will never see it's brilliance. No matter. I still remember how I made my fabulous Lilia Jacket and I will share that story with you today!  [T-MINUS 7 HOURS UNTIL PUBLICATION] For me, fall is the best season of the year. The temperature drops (eventually), humidity dissipates, the boy goes back to school and plays football! It's his 4th, and last, year playing for our local youth organization, (next year he will play for the school), and though the time commitment is intense I do love to watch my boy play.  I really suck at pretending to be cold. The week before I snapped these photos, it was cold and perfect for fleece. On photo day: 80 degrees by 10am and so humid you can't breathe. Today, it's 68 and raining. That's Michigan for you! Since yo...