Author Archives: Noile

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 →

Posted in Coats/Capes/Wraps | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Books/Magazines | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Pants | 4 Comments

Chiffon Wrap

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Noile

This wrap couldn’t be easier to make:  one rectangle, two seams! Here’s the front: The pattern is by Rhonda Buss, of Rhonda’s Creative Life, who made it part of her weekly free pattern posts.  My version isn’t very exciting, featured … Continue reading →

Posted in Jackets, Tops | 8 Comments

A Rashguard

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Noile

Weirdly, although I rarely swim, I love making swimming suits, and always have. A long, long time ago, in more innocent and probably kinder times — and times before everyone carried a camera in a phone — the people I … Continue reading →

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Modifying a Pacsafe Bag

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Noile

I’m generally a fan of pacsafe bags, which have metal mesh screening inside to make them travel-safe — or at least slash-resistant — in environments where that might be a risk. I like this bag, a citysafe 350 GII, especially, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessories, Adventure/Travel, DIY | 2 Comments

My Kind of Tunic: Vogue 8854

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Noile

A lot of people have complained about the un-inspirational drawing on this envelope. Not me! As soon as I saw it, I knew this pattern was made for me.  It’s taken months to sew it up, but my first reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in Tops | 23 Comments

Guest Garment

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Noile

I’ve been a bad blogger; I’ve been sewing, and there are items in my queue going back to April, but life has interfered, and computer glitches mean that I’ve also lost access to a lot of images. Sigh. One day, … Continue reading →

Posted in ABdPM, Coats/Capes/Wraps | 6 Comments

Bibs and Burp Cloths

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Noile

No, Noilette isn’t expecting; the only thing she’s planning to give birth to in the near future is a Master’s degree.  But there is another new arrival in the extended family, and, on the theory that one can’t have too … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | 6 Comments

IKEA Sewing Machine

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Noile

May has turned out to be a heavy-duty travel month Chez Noile. Some was planned, some not, and some is not yet finished.  Whew!  I’m just surfacing for a moment because of an unexpected discovery; otherwise, it will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tools | 10 Comments