A few years ago, after traveling in India, my daughter Meg gifted me with a beautiful red and gold silk sari. It has been waiting for the right occasion to come along so I could stitch it into something special, and this Fall it did. My husband and I would…
Category: Pattern work
Narrow Eureka! Pants
Sewing Eureka! Pants that Fit for winter is on our current agenda. Maybe you are thinking about it too. Your personalized Eureka! pattern can be made in cozy winter fabrics like wool or corduroy and can certainly be lined if you live in chilly climates. Read about making velvet holiday pants…
Dots and Notches
Flat pattern notations are like a special language. If you have sewn for a long time using commercial American flat patterns, you probably speak the language fluently. If you are new to sewing, it might seem like a foreign language. We are busy finishing up the details of a new pattern variation,…
Jeans – The Defining Details
I am teaching a class titled “Jeans – the Defining Details” at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expos (OSQE) this Spring. In order to prepare kits for this class in Atlanta, I used the templates and patterns in our Sporty Details pattern to adapt the Eureka! Pants that Fit front…
Eureka! Shorts that Fit
Earlier this summer, I came across a post (I think on Pattern Review) by a happy Eureka! wearer who had made shorts with her pattern. What a great idea! I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner. Like all testing projects, I began with a look through my…
Wide Leg Pants for Summer
Summer seems the perfect time to wear a pair of cool wide legged pants, so I decided to try my hand at creating some. Step one, as always, search the stash for an appropriate fabric to test this idea. Lucky for me, my darling daughter has brought me several lengths…
Pants with a Shaped Waistband
I love the clean lines of the back zipper Eureka! Pants with a faced waist, but I have struggled to get them to stay put on me, especially since I like to wear them a little below my waist. Finally I’ve settled on a waistband that satisfies my style and fitting…