Goodbye Daylight Savings! Begone! You are nice during the peak of summer, but in general you mess with my internal clock and leave me groggy most of the spring and fall. After staying up until the end of Tasukigirl’s ExtraLife fundraising stream, I fell fast asleep shortly after midnight only to be rudely awoken at 1:30am by rain … More A Sunny Sunday
I started my handmade wardrobe with bedsheets and quilting cotton. Then came the knits – jersey and interlock (I’m looking forward to Ponte). Most recently I dabbled with a silk-cotton blend that I didn’t realize was silk-cotton until after I finished the garment. Now I embark on a woolen adventure. I have avoided wool for years because … More Wool Worries
I made my first New Look 6104 blouse in 2012, in anticipation of my first MeMadeMay, and I finished my second one this past weekend! In those 3 years I’ve learned a bit more about fitting and pattern adjustments. … More A New Look at New Look 6104
The Denver metro-area has some really cool fabric stores and I have found a new favorite vacation activity. … More Yards and yards and yards of fabric
Stashbusting craft projects are great, but sometimes you need to purge and share your fabric horde with others. … More Stashbusting with Friends
I love looking at all the creations for the Stashbusting Challenge. I even like looking at other people’s stashes. It is comforting to know that I am not alone in housing chaotic piles of fabric. I also like to see what fabrics people are drawn to. Sometimes it inspires me to try a new color, … More Is anyone else suffering from stash envy?
A small rant about the prevalence of “tribal prints” in fashion trends. … More Fashion Rant: Tribal Prints
Hello, fellow 2013 Stashbusters! If you are taking part in the 2013 Stashbusting Sewalong that Cation Designs and EmSewCrazy are hosting, and if you live in the Seattle area, I just learned about an event that might interest you. Pacific Fabrics (local fabric chain of stores) is hosting a “Sew Kind Fabric Drive” for the month of February! They are … More Donate Your Fabric Stash
Korra’s costume design progresses to the shirt. Brace yourselves, there is spandex involved. … More Fabric Bending (i.e. working with spandex)
I, Meris (aka the Fabric Alchemist), commit to using at least one piece of stash fabric in every sewing project in 2013. … More Stashbusting in the New Year
The Fabric Alchemist 