I did a LOT of sewing in 2025, all of it clothing. After gaining weight with menopause, I needed to rebuild most of my wardrobe. Not only did I replace all my pants, I made several jumpsuits and dresses. My favorite pattern company at the moment is Style Arc out of Australia. The patterns are classics and the size 8 fits me well without any adjustments. The two Style Arc dress patterns I made were…
Happy Holidays, everyone! Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working on a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle. I never thought of myself as a puzzle person, so this is unusual for me. How did I get here? I blame work. In the office, we have a square table surrounded on two sides by booth-like seats. One of our staff members brought in a puzzle and plopped it on the table for everyone to do…
I’ve made 3 bog coats and I have to say, I am not a fan. I wrote about bog coats in November 2018. This style of coat is made from one piece of fabric with 3 basic cuts and what appears to be one seam. It is supposed to minimize fabric waste and be fairly simple to make. Well, the ancient Dane found in a bog with this coat had secrets that I haven’t been…