Category Archives: Dresses
Susan Sets Sail in a Nautical Border Print
the buttons are not tight, they are gaping because of my arm position To me, sailboats are East Coast, and surfboards are West Coast.so when I was up in Vancouver, B.C. last summer and I saw this fabric, I saw surfboards. Well look at the bottom border, on a quick glance they look like surfboards,…
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…
The Little White Dress Goes to the Beach!
Notice how beautifully the bodice fits, and how trim I look, this is the real me! I have worked hard to get to this point. White is the presence of all color. I love white, and I love color.When I wear white I feel peacefully alert. White clothing is luxurious because it needs more care. White…
Jungle January A Subtle Savage on the Way to Being Svelte
Jungle January, a subtle addition to the wild things, and a celebration of my commitment to my health. There comes a time when one must say: ” Enough is enough!” that could be enough work, enough suffering, enough alcohol or enough chocolate. And in my case, I had enough of being overweight, sluggish and…
Susan Sews a Little Black Beach Dress
After the great success of my va va va voom dress, I decided to make another dress that would accent my curves and would be appropriate for dinner out or lunch at the beach.Should I make a hot pink number with striped knit trim? Or an animal print? I decided to make a little black…
Polka Dots and Linen a Lutterloh Dress for Summer Hell
My Beloved says that there are FIVE seasons here in Southern Baja. There are Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer and Summer Hell.What is Summer Hell? That is the time in late August to early October when we are in the middle of hurricane season. But it is not the hurricanes that are his own private hell.…
Susan Starts a Blue Linen Baja Dress
It’s hot here! In fact we are heading into what my beloved calls Summer Hell, the fifth season of the year here in Southern Baja. We have a luscious pool, and insulated and air conditioned house and gentle breezes at night and in the morning. But moving around the rest of the day is misery. You go…
Susan Sews a Pareo Dress, the First of Many
The weather Is warming up, and soon it will be too hot to move. I will swim before sunrise. Retreat to my sewing room with the AC cranked and sew and write. After lunch and before my siesta I will take another swim. Since the heat of the day keeps everyone inside, I can swim…
Susan finishes and Wears Black Linen dress to A Wedding
Here I am in the linen dress I made for Dhorea’s wedding. The ceremony was in the Cathedral on the square in downtown La Paz. As the wedding party was posing for a few photos on the alter, a young man with a camera sauntered down the aisle and asked us (and others) to pose…
Susan Sews a Dress for a Wedding
Since we have been living in La Paz in Southern Baja, we have been invited to many weddings, christenings, business openings, buirthday parties and general parties. We have been invited to a formal wedding next Saturday. I am making a floor length black linen dress ( lined with HOT pink). It is a classic sleeveless,…
