Tasha Sews

Hello all, As you may have noticed from my widget button I have joined the 'Make a Garment a Month' challenge or sew along. This was actually one of my 2013 sewing goals so after some deliberation I have joined the challenge! When you work out my average garments sewn per month in the year, I would say that it works out at a garment per month. However, when I look at the my blog archive I am definitely not producing a garment every month. I am hoping that this challenge will ensure that I make sewing part of my every day life. Even if it just selecting my next project, tacking some darts or sewing a hem. This will also make me more likely to stick to this 2013 sewing goal now that I have publicly declared it to the world. (plus if it gets to much I can leave the challenge at any time) Sarah Liz ids facilitating the challenge, and you can find more information here . Here are the basic rules:- 1.   The garment must be for you and not for someone else - this challenge ...

Pattern Review: Vogue 8725 I am glad that my sewing mojo is back in full swing. It was my uncle's wedding this weekend and I decided to make Vogue 8725 . This is how I styled it for the day.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress! It makes me feel so lovely and feminine, and I really think that it plays my silhouette to its advantage. Plus, despite there being no cleavage on show it make my bust look huge which is great because:- 1. Boobs are awesome 2. It helps balance out my ample hips Most of the dresses I make tend to skim over and flare out at the hips, however, since I had been feeling inspired I decided to try something a bit different. I wanted to get the the fit right (and I knew instantly that this baby would require some size grading) so I made a muslin.  The fit was actually pretty easy as this is a pattern that comes with A,B,C & D cup sizes. This made everything super easy as no FBA was required. I cut a size 14 out on the bodice and graded ...