notes from a mad housewife

i had wanted to muslin and tweak and muslin again for my plaid dress, but time slowly got away from me so i had to streamline the process a ...

i've been needing to add a few pieces to my oldest daughter's wardrobe. whenever i bring home/receive in the mail new fabrics, the f...

kind of had to take a breather after finishing my coat. that was intense! of course by "breather" i mean make a few simple things ...

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...