Hi friends, thank you for visiting my blog! In this post, I’ll try to convey the method I used to raise a cowl neckline on a pattern which was originally so low that wearing another layer underneath became imperative. That was not the look I was going for…. take a look. Here is a picture of the original… Read More Cowl Raising
Hi readers, thank you for visiting! This is a brief post about a garment which is a wardrobe staple in the South Asian countries of Pakistan and India. Today, these two nations are among the very few countries where ancient garb is still worn on a practical, daily basis. The kurta is a tunic worn over pants (the shalwar and other bottom… Read More The Kurta: A Wardrobe Staple of the Mysterious East
It’s been six months since this blog was launched, in a modest kind of way. But then all personal blogs are launched modestly. I’ve learned many things in those 6 months. I’ve learned that I’m still a tiny blip in the blogosphere. I’m ecstatic that there are now 49 followers of the Sew Everything Blog.… Read More Just a Blip in the Blogosphere
Dear Readers, thank you for visiting! I wrote these few, very few, sewing tips with a beginning seamstress in mind, but I hope you enjoy them even if you’re an experienced, accomplished sewing enthusiast. I will be making this a regular feature on this blog. As I gather and post the tips, I will be crediting the… Read More 5 Sewing Tips, Plain and Simple
Let’s give credit where it’s due. Many years ago, I discovered the usefulness of manila paper templates. The pattern instruction guide sheet in a Sewing Workshop pattern detailed how to make and use manila paper templates for ease in turning up hems. The much loved piece of clothing from that pattern saw a lot of use,… Read More Templates: Unsung Heroes of the Sewing Room
The name of this blog suggests what is evident, that I sew everything. That is, I WANT to sew everything. But when time is limited I sew what I believe has a chance of being successful with little time and input. When I have a little more sewing time I try to take on time intensive projects. So, pants…..… Read More The Day Has Come: Sewing Pants
Readers, thank you for visiting! Recently, I decided to pitch my sizable fabric stash against the seasonal Pantone color palette for Fall 2013. Here is what ensued. Each color in the Pantone release was found in my fabric stash. And more…. Is that embarrassing or sheer sewing empowerment? I’m on the fence with this issue,… Read More Embarrassment of (Fabric) Riches? Or Sewing Empowerment?
Dear PR Contestants, I love and admire you all (I mean all of you, including designers from all seasons past), but some of your utterances leave me non-plussed. Please read below. I’m not quoting you directly, but using the gist of your comments as aired on Project Runway. My own snarky words are in red italics.… Read More Sh*t Project Runway Designers Say
An overdue assessment of the closet revealed that I’m in possession of pairs of trousers as old as ten years or more! And it’s showing. Er, there are more old pairs to the left, out of the picture range. A weeding out of pairs purchased back in the days when I actually purchased clothing……………. ……revealed… Read More The Impending Autumn of No Pants
Who woulda thunk it…. an image of a little kid in a boat neck t-shirt would inspire me to make one of my favorite tops this summer. It all started when I saw this pattern designed by Melissa of the blog Melly Sews, for her children’s pattern line Blank Slate Patterns. Since I have no little… Read More Boatneck, Ahoy…
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