The Enchanted Tower

During lockdown I watched one of the Borgias series. I know that people have very strong feelings about the two different series, but I...

I purchased this fabric all the way back in Spring of 2010 with the intention of making a flannel petticoat. At the time I couldn't...

This dress began with a dream, a dream to create a Halloween-themed polka dot confection using using the Liz Dress from Charm Patterns by...

So I was getting ready to go to an SCA event, and learned that there would be an inkle-weaving class - there was just one catch - you had...

I fell in love with this cute turqouise polka dot fabric, and had to have it. I'd been watching the Burnley and Trowbridge Sew-a-longs on...

I started this dress at the end of last summer, but it took longer than usual to complete because the original pattern required some...

I found this adorable llama cotton and purchased 2 yards with the intention of making another gathered skirt like the space skirt from...

The final layer of the Calontir Clothing Challenge was the accessory layer, and by the rules of the challenge one layer had to be...

I didn't spend quite as much time drafting on this dress as the green one. This was partly due to time constraints, and partly because I...

Kirtle, Cotehardie, Fitted/Supportive layer, whatever you want to call it - that middle layer was my next step, and it was HARD. It...

This was a complicated and difficult year. However, I promised myself that at the end of it I would compile a visual representation of...

I'm trying to work on better habits in my sewing, so I actually prewashed and ironed my fabric for the first layer in advance. Then when...

To help with the Quarantine Blues the SCA Kingdom of Calontir issued a fun challenge: Create a new outfit featuring 3 layers and an...

I was at Joann's (of course) when I learned that Simplicity had released a "new" vintage reprint of a 1950s shirtwaist dress. I was a...

I made the Swirl Dress from "Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses" last summer, and it quickly became my favorite dress of the summer. It's a pretty...

At the beginning of the year Joann's put out a new fabric line based on vintage Simplicity patterns. Like a sucker I fell in love with...

This is my final official quarantine project - our stay at home order was lifted, and I'm returning to work.  Although the official...

I started on this project a few weeks ago, but was missing a few supplies. Well I had to stop at Walmart to pick up some groceries and...

I fell in love with this pattern a few years ago, and purchased it around that time. It's McCalls 6993, a reproduction skirt pattern from...

I bought Simplicity S8882 because I liked the shape of it. There's an empire waist, but it's then fitted to the natural waist to flatter...