Tag Archives: sewing at the beach
The Lekala Top and the Bombastic Boobs!
This blog post is my review of the Lekala Ruched top. I was going to send this farther away then just to my Oh Shit drawer. I sent some photos to my good sewing friend on Pattern Review. I told her the fate of the top was in her hands. if she thought I looked…
Cherries on Top! My Lutterloh Collection
Here is my composite picture of the four garments yielding four looks. Yes, I know it is almost the end of October. It is still warm, and I can flop around in the poolwithout heading towards hypothermia. I am catching everyone up on my sewing efforts for the last two months. The Pattern Review Mini…
Susan Connects the Dots and makes Well- Fitting Clothes
Jacket and shorts It is really that easy! Using the Lutterloh pattern making system is literally connecting the dots. Here is an outfit I completed last week: Me in the jacket and shorts Instead of trying to adjust a Vogue, McCall’s, Butterick or Simplicity(the Big Four) pattern to fit your body. Lutterloh patterns are…
Susan Finally Makes Progress on Her Mini-Wardrobe
What a spectacularly awful sewing week. I broke the deadlock today, finally. I drafted the patterns for the denim dress, the denim skirt with contrast panel and the silk blouse. Based on my normal sewing speed, I should have had the blouse and skirt done by today. This is the blouse and skirt I am…
Make Your Own Ironing Board Cover? Really?
Okay, so I have made lingerie, bathing suits, pot holders, place mats and napkins, throw pillows, duvet covers and grocery totes. These are all utilitarian items, but also decorative, pretty and stylish. And I made these items because they are fun, I can change my look or the look of my house by changing the…
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…
Light as a Feather Baja Beach Cover-up,And Homemade Sangria
Sangria, is a wine and fruit punch originating from Spain and Portugal. Back in the seventies in the US it was THE drink to serve with your fondue, and to be enjoyed along with other mood altering substances popular at the time by candlelight while sitting on the floor with incense burning. Peace and Love,…
Susan Receives a Wonderful Sewing Gift
Susan Receives a Wonderful Sewing Gift! Sew, MissMeliss has been here for ten days without her beloved, and we have had a wonderful time having pedicures, long leisurely lunches, and coffee with some of my friends. She even overcame her childhood trauma of going fabric shopping with me. Well she was choosing fabric for friends.…
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,…
Susan Finished the Yellow Sundress
Sew, I have finished the yellow sundress and jacket. I did don the dress and ask my beloved to take photos of me, but it is early morning and there was no good location that would show off the dress, and allow me to have my eyes open. Sew here is the dress and the jacket…
