Category Archives: fashion

my costume/wardrobe chop shop

Our daughter is enrolled in a theater camp this summer and the parents were asked to volunteer for some tasks. Given that I think of myself as a somewhat competent seamstress I volunteered to do costume construction and alterations rather than sell tickets or plan the cast party. The camp is performing Jungle Book, Cinderella [...]

from dress to bike-friendly tunic

In the spring, summer and fall I am lucky enough to live in a town where I can go most of the places I need to go on a bike. I have skorts and some skirts or dresses that I can wear on my bike without worrying about my skirt getting tangled in the spokes [...]

travel clothes for kids

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making girls’ pants with a mission

Back several years ago when I was a contributor to Whipup, I wrote a post about how frustrating it was as a mom that clothing manufacturers don’t make pants for girls that are as warm as those they make for boys. Many retailers and manufacturers offer flannel-lined pants for boys but you’ll have a hard [...]

adventures with a $5 dress

Although I design and make quilts for a living, I still consider myself an adventurous beginner when it comes to sewing garments. I can put in a zipper and am a pro at hemming clothes, as any 5-foot-tall woman should be, but when I look at these bloggers who can take an old jean jacket [...]

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