Author Archives: Noile

Kwik Sew 3463: Skinny Pocket Version

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Noile

This post marks the beginning of “historic” posts from 2014, before I took a long break from blogging: Once I’d made one tunic, I made another and then another, each time varying the pockets and and the neck bands. This … Continue reading →

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Color-Blocked Tunic with Hidden Pocket

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Noile

(This is a “catch-up” post from long before now.) The past few year has just evaporated for me, with lots and lots going on that kept me far from my sewing room.  I’m looking forward to spending a lot more … Continue reading →

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Simplicity 1775: Cape

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Noile

This is one of those patterns with two numbers.  Here’s 1775, with a cluttered, uninteresting envelope graphic and here’s 0311, with the trendy buffalo plaid, and the silly accessories marginalized I made my cape out of PUL, the laminate that … Continue reading →

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Vogue 8407: Boarding Pass Case

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Noile

I’ve been meaning to make a boarding pass case for  me and one for Mr. Noile for quite a while.  Now that both our passports have RFID chips, I decided the time had come. There’s really nothing to drafting one … Continue reading →

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Vogue 8854: My Kind of Sweats

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Noile

This is the second time I’ve made this tunic.  The first go-round was an experiment:  Could I get a decent-looking top out of some men’s sweatshirts?  The answer was “yes”, and now there’s no stopping me! Vogue 8854 is turning … Continue reading →

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Pillowcase-Sham, Fungi-Edition

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Noile

A dear relative has made her life work the pursuit and study of the mushroom.  I wanted to make her a set of silky pillowcases so that she could spend her drowsing moments with images of her favorite obsession. Do … Continue reading →

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Decades of Style 5006: 1950s Stole

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Noile

For a long time, I’ve wanted something stole-like that I could wear to spruce up basic travel outfits, and which would work as a personal wrap on a plane.  When I saw Decades of Style’s 1950s stole, I knew I … Continue reading →

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Burda 6992 — Asymmetrical Cape with Bat-Wing Sleeve

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Noile

This is one of those garments I really should have drafted on my own.  It looks simple, and it is. But Burda offered a few details I really coveted, and wasn’t sure I could get right without a lot of … Continue reading →

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BurdaStyle USA: Meh

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Noile

Fifty percent more expensive($15!); 200% less interesting, and page after page of seriously lackluster  content. I was so thrilled to see this in a USA bookstore, and so utterly disappointed when I went through it.  Costly AND boring; it’s a … Continue reading →

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Sewaholic 1302: Tofino Pants

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Noile

Sewaholic patterns are aimed at the pear-shaped woman, but that doesn’t mean that the rest of us can’t use Tasia’s innovative patterns, too. I fell in love with the Tofino Pants at first glimpse:  The side panel!  The piping!  That … Continue reading →

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