Category Archives: Blouses
GRRRanimals for Seniors. Another Gorgeous Lutterloh Blouse!
GRRRanimals, for Seniors! Another Lutterloh Blouse When I was laying out this fabric, I was checking to see if it was a one-way design. That is when I spotted the blue and green iguanas hiding in the flora! My friend Kass was delighted by this and said it was like wearing GRRRanimals again! Do you…
Lekala Tank Top and Platinum Shorts, Red and White and Ready for Summer
Well it’s that time of year. That time when the sun shines every day, and the temperature rises every day, and the pool water warms up. It is a time to wear as little as possible. And it is time to replace last year’s summer wardrobe. The reason for replacing the whole thing is that…
Lutterloh, Linen, Beads and Bling, A Birthday Jacket
Isn’t this the cutest jacket? I love the soft waterfall front, and the self -fringe. I had my eye on this the minute this Lutterloh supplement arrived at my door. When the Pattern Review wardrobe contest was announced, I decided this would be one of the two toppers required. The fringed edges appealed to me.…
Susan Sews a Sexy Striped Shirt
Black and White and Striped All Over Do you have a period in your life when sewing was an adventure? Or when you had more time? Or were able to sew quickly and all night long if need be? My friend, Barbara in Nice ( that France bunky) were talking about how fabric stores actually …
Tropical Print Blouse, Loving Lutterloh
I Love tropical fish, shells and palm trees. Nothing speaks resort, summer, and casual sophistication to me than white linen pants topped with a colorful tropical print or crisp striped shirt. There are no palm trees on this fabric, but brightly colored fish, and gorgeous shells abound. Living at the beach in a resort like…
A Purple Batik Blouse
Sew, I had decided to enter the Pattern Review Sewing Bee challenge. The challenge was to make a fitted blouse, and to also use creative touches to make it our own. This contest looked like great fun, and I was ready. This challenge was intense and was to be completed by Monday September 7th, it…
Grrrr, Wild Animal in a Blouse in La Paz
Its mid May 2014. I am on a mission: To create a comfortable, stylish and functional summer wardrobe that will serve for business and casual wear. Yesterday I competed blouse number five in my bevy of blouses. This is another version of the Lekala princess seamed button up blouse pattern number 5114. This is a…
A Little Linen Lekala Blouse for Summer
Summer dressing; it is not easy to look stylish,and crisp and remain cool in summer. And here in Southern Baja, where the searing summer sun cooks you as you walk, and you can see the heat waves shimmering above the sidewalk in front of you, the thought of clothing, sounds like torture.I have a standard…
A Vogue Blouse That I Love So Much, I Made TWO!
In my last post, I talked about being out of summer clothes, and feeling desperate for some new togs!Well I made three new blouses, a small start to a summer wardrobe. I saw this Vogue pattern reviewed three times on Pattern Review. One reviewer had made it out of home dec fabric lenghtened it and left…
The Black Dress that Became a Red Top
In honor of recenlty past Valentines Day, I am finally reviewing my Lutterloh, red faux wrap top. I will write a review on Pattern Review as well. Yesterday, my Beloved came back from walking the dogs and found a lovley box wrapped in hearts and ribbons inside our gate. He brought it in and told me…
