Sewing Miss Adventure

I meant to post this pic yesterday when I snapped it, but forgot as my head is still fuzzy from this miserable sinus crud.  I finished up th...

Believe it or not, I am still alive ... even though in the past week I have felt like that was debatable.  I've even managed to make som...

So I broke out the fabric marker and ruler and planned out my boning (since I am probably off the pattern ... I haven't even looked at t...

Yes, I finally made up my indecisive mind on this: due to the lovely jacquard striping of my outer fabric (unknown home dec remnant) I will ...

First of all ... I am already sick and tired of this storm front!  It rolled in a little after 11 last night and promptly knocked out our po...

OK, I'm going to set it to the side and let it simmer on the back burner of my mind ... the construction part is done, and I gave it a g...

It's put together ... now I need to figure out how I'm going to finish the embroidered trim around the neckline.  The embroidered tr...

I forgot to mention (actually, post!) yesterday I discovered the embroidered trim I made up didn't fit the sleeves for my S2621 smock .....

Happy!  Excited!  IT WORKED!!!!!!  My custom embroidered decorative trim for the neckline and sleeve edges for my Elizabethan smock (Simplic...

I've mentioned my embroidery machine has been whispering to me about inactivity .... I played with it on and off yesterday and with a li...

I mentioned the other day I had cut out the canvas fit muslin for my new Elizabethan corset (called a "pair of bodies" during the ...

Yesterday I was wondering what I wanted to sew next.  Since I found where I put my smock from Simplicity 2621 (shift, chemise, underdress .....

Finally cutting into the mystery home dec fabric for my V8626 mockup, and I've discovered it has a wiggly slightly stretchy quality to i...