Readers, Sewing-wise, I'm in an indolent mood these days. I don't feel like tackling a…
Paula DeGrandDecember 14, 2013
Readers, The subject line read "Bespoke Tailoring--2-week short course at FTM." "FTM" is the Fashion…
Paula DeGrandDecember 4, 2013
Readers, Sometimes the best solution I've discovered for a pesky problem turns out to be…
Paula DeGrandNovember 28, 2013
Readers, The new jacket looks nice combined with burgundy. Yesterday, after I did a photo…
Paula DeGrandNovember 24, 2013
Readers, Here it is: the jacket I spent more than a decade dreaming of making.…
Paula DeGrandNovember 21, 2013
Readers, You may have noticed my new assistant appearing in recent photo shoots. I bought…
Paula DeGrandNovember 16, 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, My coat-making fever this fall has prompted me to take a fresh look at…
Paula DeGrandNovember 4, 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, It started early yesterday morning when I was checking out the latest conversations on…
Paula DeGrandOctober 20, 2013
Readers, My muslin of the leopard collar jacket has come together pretty quickly--a pleasant surprise.…
Paula DeGrandOctober 17, 2013
Readers, I've just reread Jim Collins's thought-provoking article "Best New Year's Resolution? A 'Stop Doing'…
Paula DeGrandOctober 15, 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, The bags I'd ordered last week in the hopes that they'd solve my button-storage…
Paula DeGrandSeptember 25, 2013
Readers, I now present to you my sewing library, properly stored and accessible, befitting the…
Paula DeGrandSeptember 22, 2013