Apron + gown = Apron Dress!

Isn’t this adorable? Karen just sent it to me, and, although I’m not much of an apron person (if by “not much” you indicate “have fewer than two dozen”) I’m

Cloudy with a chance of procrastination

things have been busy around Dressadayland lately. lots of work, lots going on … and after the massive 100 days of dresses blogamaradressathon, I was all set with a big

Tailor’s Hams and Waffles

Here’s my tutorial and totally free patterns for making pressing hams of various sizes. and as a bonus, you get my gluten-free waffle recipe. I’ve been implying to get an

Party Dress!

My business celebration was last night as well as I made a new gown for it: The bodice is great ol’ 1577 again, as well as the skirt is adapted

Scenes from a stitching space

I’ve been a bit scattered with stitching jobs lately — not a great deal of time to sew, so I end up doing the simple parts (pockets, collars) of gowns

Ahead of the (bust) curve

Is it just me, or is the neckline on this Sari Gueron dress for spring 07 very much like the one I was obsessed with back in April? It’s very