Sewing is Art
Sew, eat, sleep. Nothing else matters.
Sewing is Art springs from Kelly Hogaboom's sewing room high in a turret overlooking 6th street in HQX. She's currently working on a corset. Yes, a corset.
Featured Project: Portland Coat
My birthday present to my brother was a custom-designed coat! He seems to want it designed like many of his other coats! That's fine with me.
See the latest in Sewing for Foo in Tutorials.
I have to be careful with so-called "refashioning" or "repurposing". Sometimes it turns out the original garment is something I should give away or throw away. Case in point is farthest-on-the right, a pair of pajamas I swed for Ralph out of (IMO) very ugly - but very sturdy, as it turned out - fabric from the Swains bargain table. Those pants lasted a couple years with near-nightly wear and Ralph loved them. When the crotch seam fell apart irreparably, I decided both he and Nels would like a small version saved.
The middle fabric I love - a mock-houndstooth print (houndstooth is now my favorite pattern!) that was only $2. I chose this length of fabric for the pants with the most detail (triple-stitched topstitch, mock fly, cuffs). My inspiration, nineties skater boy flannel pants:
The Boy, up to no good.
Labels: pajamas, wardrobe refashion
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