The Dressmaker's Muse

I was recently reminded of the importance of getting our of my box.  I work on a lot of weddings. I make prom dresses and other custom ga...

I love hats. One benefit of working as a costumer is that I get many opportunities to exercise my inner mad hatter. The hats for Seussical,...

It has been a wild and crazy, no time for blogging couple of weeks, as I having been working feverishly on costuming Seussical the Musical....

Irving Berlin's song "Easter Parade" conjures up images of Marjorie Reynolds and Judy Garland looking lovely in their new spri...

I sew all the time for other people, but rarely for myself- I just don’t have the time. Once in a while, though, I do treat myself to a ga...

I have made a number of little black dresses over the years. They are wonderfully versatile. I confess to having favorites among the ones I ...

Every now and then I make something that I really love. The Celtic Shrug is one of those pieces. The idea grew out of a black shrug in a sim...

The phone rang. The conversation started like this: “Could you make me a christening gown? My first granddaughter is getting christened. We ...

Usually I write about my own work, but not today!  Bernina USA is holding a competition called the We All Sew Challenge. The idea is to turn...

Place your pattern pieces on the Peltex, weight them down, and trace around them. Sandwich the Peltex between the two fabrics, and press to...