This is the first garment I made for my youngest sister using a Lekala sewing pattern. She needed something new and fancy to wear to Mass, and this blouse is the one she chose. She was a teen, but I just put her measurements into the women’s template and the fit was really good. I made this blouse two and …
Ruffle Collar Blouse – Lekala Sewing Pattern
After finishing the pattern test for the gored skirt in January 2018, the next pattern I made was this ruffle-collar blouse. I started it in January and finished it in February. I wanted to get it finished so I could wear it on my birthday, and I did. While I was making this I made a couple changes, but since …
Homemade Marshmallow Eggs – No Corn Syrup
For as long as I can remember, chocolate-covered marshmallow eggs have always been included in our Easter baskets. In recent years, however, I’ve begun more and more to notice a bit of an off-taste in a lot of store-bought things, and marshmallow eggs were one of them. Still, even though I have a recipe for marshmallows in a cookbook, I …