Monthly Archives: April 2011

Storing Au Bonheur Patterns

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Noile

The last batch of Au Bonheur des Petites Mains patterns didn’t come in the marvelous card envelopes in which my first order arrived.   (See the sturdy envelope here; it’s at the end of the post.)  The newest ones came in … Continue reading →

Posted in ABdPM, Tips | 5 Comments

The Tyranny Of The See’s

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Noile

So, after meeting up with some sewing bloggers and consuming wonderful See’s chocolates with them, I got to thinking about the horror and deprivation of being too far from Mary See’s main stomping grounds.  Why, I asked myself, should those … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc | 4 Comments

ABdPM 60021: Pull A Col Revers “Muslin”

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Noile

I used the wrong fabric, and so the garment’s a fail.  But the pattern isn’t, and now I know how to put it together.  Hey, that’s what a “muslin” is all about, right? Here’s the picture on the Au Bonheur … Continue reading →

Posted in ABdPM, Tops | 12 Comments

Oh Say, Did We See . . .

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Noile

If a bunch of sewing bloggers get together, you’d expect them to discuss sewing, right?  And fabric, and style, and color, and patterns and a hundred other relevant things, right? And when a few of us met up recently, that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure/Travel | 6 Comments

Paper Modness

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Noile

Shams, of Communing With Fabric, has a post up today about two surprisingly chic dresses made from candy wrappers, which reminded me of this post, which has been languishing in my queue since February.  This particular dress isn’t exactly made … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc, Vintage | 4 Comments