notes from a mad housewife

holy smokes! i made a coat! a real coat that looks... real! woooooo!!!!!! way back when i started planning out this coat, the style,...

it's time to talk lining. there are about as many ways to finish a coat lining as there are people lining coats. and, until you've d...

now we're ready to sew on the under collar to the shell. this can be a little tricky, and honestly i don't have too many words of wi...

i'm not much of a shoulder pad person, but i do know that a tailored coat needs some oomph to maintain the structured shoulder you'v...

having to set in a sleeve can strike fear in the heart of many a sewist. can't say i was much different until i discovered this super aw...

once everything is fused and cut it's... wait for it ...  SEWING TIME!!! so now you'll do your major construction of the shell...