When It All Comes Together

I feel like I have been sewing for the last 9 months for THIS outfit. A few times I wondered if it was "too much" and then I remember that I sew for my own joy.

The top is a modified Bloom designed by Tina Givens and I will be sharing a tutorial so you can make one, too. I dyed vintage Fontwell Old Roses by Hardy Fabrics with Rit Dye in the hopes it would grey the white background but instead got a pretty blue. Here are a few yummy details.

The maroon slip is designed by one of my two new favorite designers and the pants were designed by the other! The Sydney, by Opal Annie, will delight you whether she is your first make or fifty-first. The sheet I made this from had wrinkles that wished to remain so I stitched them in.

The Patchy Pants, by BMannByBridget, are quaranteed to make you smile while making and wearing them. This pair is not patched as the fabric was woven this way.

All in all this was an absolutely fun outfit to wear and three women stopped me to comment on it! What is on YOUR sewing table? Yours,

 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

My Bloom Bloomed With Many Blooms~

...or...When Your Self Image Is Distorted.

This is  the first sharing of one of the TG pieces I have done.  Over time more TG names will appear in the labels to the right and clicking on one will bring up all instances of that pattern.

I fell in love with the Bloom before I had even completed my first TG piece. The fact that she is a free pattern did not hurt my feelings.

A dear friend gave me some sheets and they were perfect for Bloom. I made her in the wrong size altogether so luckily there were four sheets and not just one!

Being able to gift her to a friend and send one of those beautiful sheets to another friend was great!

Here she is in all her glory. And yes, I will be making her again. In the right size. With a matching sheet. There is a rumor that bloomers may be made from the pillowcases.

I printed a body measurement chart and my daughter was kind enough to measure me so I could fill it out. This should prove invaluable next time I try a new pattern. Need one?  Search body measurement chart for sewing. Beware:  Pinterest is a rabbit hole. I have been known to be lost in there for hours.



Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet