Getting Things Sewn

Designing a workspace, a wardrobe, and more

More About the Butterick 6385 Coat

Readers, Here’s the follow-up I promised about making this cozy olive-brown wool coat from Butterick 6385. For the first post on this coat go here. Fitting If there’s one point I want to get across about this pattern, it’s that ...
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March Plaidness

Even someone as ignorant as I am about basketball knows that we are in the season of March Madness. However, year-round I'm in the clutches of a different enthusiasm: plaids!
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Using Photos to Speed Fitting Progress

Readers, After stalling for weeks on a couple of sewing projects I am back on track again, thanks to a recent fitting appointment I had with Gail Kelley at Sewing Hive, here in Columbus.  I was blown away by what we accomplished in under an ...
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