Monday, August 8, 2011

A Summer Dress - Completed

I did a full review at Pattern Review.
(and eventually it shows up at my Pattern Review sidebar.)
One side note to follow up from Part 1 - since the bodice of this dress is fully lined, I did not do any seam finishes for the bodice seams in either the main fabric or the lining fabric as they are completely enclosed.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

HP 2001 Mr. H.P. Straight-Talking Straight Leg Jeans - HotPatterns

HP 2001 Mr. H.P. Straight-Talking Straight Leg Jeans - HotPatterns
This is exciting news! There are hardly any men's patterns to be found that have any real style to them - make that - hardly any men's pattens even without style. I hope that with the trend back to more home sewing this line will sell well. I pre-ordered my men's jeans pattern. And I requested that they take the gradng down to a size 32 - I hope they will be able to do so. Sure I can take them in, but it is easier to start with the correct size and all the proportions and pockets will fit correctly. If all goes well, they are expecting to ship by September 1, and sometme this fall I can have a pair up here to show you.