Year-End with Cynthia Rowley

Happy new year to my fellow bloggers and thank you for all the wonderful comments and encouragement over the past years. I wish you all a prosperous 2014.                                                                   Pictures were taken after all day wearOK what did I do on Dec 31st 2013? I jumped on the leather bandwagon  and so glad I did. The most interesting [...]

By |January 8th, 2014|2013, Cynthia Rowley, Dresses|Comments Off on Year-End with Cynthia Rowley

Party Dress… Mccall 6069

With my busy schedule and work commitment this time of the year, sewing and other fun stuffs  have been put to the back burner till the holiday break. However, for my office Xmas party I needed to make a dress since I had no time to shop and McCall's 6069 came to my rescue. Nothing more to be [...]

By |December 15th, 2013|2013, Dresses, Evening dress, Holiday, Party|Comments Off on Party Dress… Mccall 6069

Fearless Jacket – Newlook 6188 – Done

I finished this jacket about two weeks ago but couldn't find the right buttons to use, you know this little thing can make or break a project. I was able to get one but not the best I wanted, though will suffice for now.My sewing mojo went  hiatus due to recent flu that's been going on in my [...]

By |March 1st, 2013|2013, Fearless February, Jacket|Comments Off on Fearless Jacket – Newlook 6188 – Done

Color Blocking with Butterick 5677 – Done

This dress was generally easy to make but time consuming. I find it difficult to quantify the amount of time I spent due to distractions here and then, but all in all it was well worth's all the efforts.Pattern review after the pictures: Sorry for my look in these pictures, they were taken after a long [...]

By |January 29th, 2013|2013, Dress, Fearless February|Comments Off on Color Blocking with Butterick 5677 – Done

Color-blocking with Butterick 5677 Part 1

With commitment comes  responsibility right. Based on my previous post on Fearless February  that I will try as much as possible to update my blog regularly, so am starting the challenge with Butterick 5677 pattern.This is a well drafted pattern, the center back piece pattern was drafted to follow the back curve, which eliminates the need for a sway [...]

By |January 21st, 2013|2013, Butterick, Fearless February|Comments Off on Color-blocking with Butterick 5677 Part 1