Closing out the year, it seems to have become a tradition to post the top ten posts of the year on various blogs so I suppose I’ll conform. Since I don’t have a widget that shows me which posts get the most traffic, I’m limited to listing posts that got the most comments.…
Month: December 2010
The maligned middleman
Review: Sewing Pants and Skirts
12/29/10 This post has been amended at close.
As previously requested, I’m reviewing Laurel Hoffman‘s book Sewing Pants and Skirts. I do not have her newest title (Design Room Techniques) which could be the book Mary mentioned in comments. It could be worthwhile to review the comments in that thread.…
Product review: Soma sparkle pajamas

Boy, it’s tough easing back into work life amid holiday upheaval, no? I thought to do it with a good old fashioned product review. This item was a gift from my SIL, a pajama set from Soma Intimates (from the same folks as Chicos & WHBM) and since I’m mostly pleased with the construction and patterning of it and you all have said it is instructional to know product strengths, I thought to detail some of that here.…
Archives 12/10- 12/16 2005-2009
Is everyone getting ready for the upcoming festivities? Between that and my usual work load, I may not be around much next week. And it’s a rub because I didn’t post everything I’d intended to this week. I have guests coming in from out of town and this place is still a disaster.…