Back to Butterick 3794. Having successfully regraded the pattern , the next step was to shorten the bodice pieces to fit, and make a complet...

Yes, I am continuing to work on Butterick 3794 - I have a deadline for it, after all - but only when I'm at home. When I'm at my m...

If you are going to make your first attempt at pattern grading, a design with pieces cut on the bias, odd shapes, and lots of pleating is pr...

I've been invited to a fancy 40th anniversary 'do' later this year, and had the bright idea of making a dress for it from a 1986...

Yes yes, I know that a mere seven days ago I said that I wasn't going to make any plans for 2026. And I meant it. I simply haven't ...

I know for a certainty that no projects will be completed between now and midnight on Wednesday, so I can do my review of the year now. I wa...

. . . to reach the ribbing on the second sleeve of my slate Wondrella cardigan . And I'm going to be disappointed. I know that it'...