I hope ya'll don't mind a picture of my ass all up in your face but I need some advice!  I've almost finished up my Sewaholic Thurlows and I've got some minor issues. My first ever welt pockets look pretty good but let's talk about all this excess fabric hanging out under my butt cheeks. The only pant alterations I've been able to...

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Well it's been a little over a year since I began sewing and close to a year since I started this blog.  When I started this blog is was kind of on a whim.  I've always liked writing and thought it would be fun to have a blog but I just didn't know what I would talk about.  I started sewing and started...

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Not too long ago I got a new machine.  A Singer Signature and it does all kinds of fancy stuff.  I won't lie I bought it for that fancy stuff too, fancy stuff that most likely I'm never gonna use.  What can I say, I'm a sucker for fancy stuff.  My husband often makes fun of me at the grocery store for some...

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I have a feeling this dress is gonna get a lot of wear out of it... Like several others I had some fitting issues with those pesky bodice darts.   I thought I had it all figured out but there was still a little puckering in the boobage area to fix.  A big thank you to Rochelle and Lauren for the very helpful post.  I...

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