I love Amy Butler, and I am so making this!

Pattern: New Look 6735 Top Pattern Description: Three-quarter length sleeve t-shirt with a center back seam; sized for stretch knits Fabric: Cranberry and brown stretch jersey (97% Cotton, 3% Lycra) from Fashion Fabrics Club. Notions: Thread and bias binding Overall: This is a great pattern for a beginning sewist or for building your wardrobe. I…

Pattern Description: Simplicity 2812 Project Runway Collection Misses Lined Jacket Pattern Sizing: 4–12. I made a 10. Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing? Yes! Were the instructions easy to follow? I was actually going to use Sandra Betzina technique of bagging the lining, but this requires…

I’m working on a McCall’s 4002 caftan and head wrap for a woman who is going with her mother to Rwanda next month to minister to abused women. I had some work cut out for me (pardon the pun) when I started. The pieces for View D, the caftan, were already cut out by the…

Pattern Description: Jacket with flared sleeves and a self-fabric belt Pattern Sizing: 6-22 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing? Yes, although I think my jacket looks a little shorter than the one on the model. Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes! This jacket went together…