Readers, Sewing-wise, I'm in an indolent mood these days. I don't feel like tackling a…
Paula DeGrandDecember 14, 2013
Readers, Here it is: the jacket I spent more than a decade dreaming of making.…
Paula DeGrandNovember 21, 2013
Readers, I was racing against the dimming light late this afternoon to capture a few…
Paula DeGrandNovember 14, 2013
Readers, Just a little report on the progress of the leopard collar jacket. I cut…
Paula DeGrandNovember 11, 2013
Readers, I finished my wearable test this morning, and am pretty pleased with the result.…
Paula DeGrandNovember 9, 2013
Readers, I had time before my next coat-making class session to make a muslin of…
Paula DeGrandNovember 1, 2013
Readers, I'm all caught up with the wearable test of my leopard collar jacket project,…
Paula DeGrandOctober 28, 2013
Readers, The orange wool wearable test I'm doing before I make my leopard collar jacket…
Paula DeGrandOctober 26, 2013
So far, so good. Readers, I'm sewing a wearable test from stash fabrics before I…
Paula DeGrandOctober 23, 2013
Readers, My muslin of the leopard collar jacket has come together pretty quickly--a pleasant surprise.…
Paula DeGrandOctober 17, 2013
Readers, Do you have a dream project you've been on the verge of doing for…
Paula DeGrandOctober 11, 2013
Readers, Remember that black linen big-pocketed waistcoat I made a while back? That was my…
Paula DeGrandOctober 7, 2013
Readers, This 1952 pattern has a contemporary feel. Yesterday I finished a really nifty pattern…
Paula DeGrandAugust 21, 2013
Readers, This floral stretch cotton, at ease. It was a cheap and cheerful fabric of…
Paula DeGrandAugust 13, 2013
Readers, The sewing space is 90 percent done. It sure feels good to be back…
Paula DeGrandAugust 3, 2013
Readers, A 1930s jacket, paired with a contemporary skirt. I wanted you to see some…
Paula DeGrandJuly 6, 2013
Readers, Advance pattern 5455, from 1950. Yesterday I took my blouse project, Advance 5455, from…
Paula DeGrandJune 30, 2013
Readers, My muslin in the process of being pinned and fitted at a Treadle Yard…
Paula DeGrandJune 26, 2013
Readers, My 1930s Butterick jacket now has a matching skirt, made from McCall's 3830. This…
Paula DeGrandMay 27, 2013
Readers, I'm suffering from anorak fatigue. Jack calls it "anoraksia nervosa." Almost every part of…
Paula DeGrandMay 23, 2013