Those are great! Beautiful work, and I love the designs & colors. May I suggest using blue painters tape when it's feasible use tape to temporarily secure on the outside. It will come right off when you're done sewing, and it doesn't leave a sticky residue.

I just this morning saw your coat on the Craftsy site, and just loved the look of it. I was lucky enough to find a piece of the leopard print fleece in the remnant bin today that I'm going to use with some black fleece for my Mimi Hat, and perhaps a cuff on my fingerless gloves (both posted here in the Readers Closet)...so you see, your lovely work has inspired me. Thanks for sharing!

So cute...the style, the fabric...nice work.

I'm green with envy!

Beautifully done!

Beautiful job...what a lovely jacket.

I'd love to have this book. Even though I am a somewhat experienced embroiderer, I always love to see other techniques...and who doesn't want more patterns?

I made my daughter's wedding dress. She didn't want a traditional white gown, and wasn't finding anything close to her vision, so we decided to go for it. We found some beautiful beaded lace at our little local fabric store, and we were off and running.

As a sewing teacher, I love that this man began with the concept that his building construction skills would translate to garment construction...his instincts were spot on.

Very cute. I especially like the yellow one. That yellow fabric was a bold choice...and it looks great! Nice job.

Great looking outfit...love all those little details that you so carefully incorporated. Very nice job.

Wow. You did a beautiful job on this. I love the style, and accent color as well. Looks very cute on.

Great shirt! Nice work.

Cute costumes...even cuter kids! I hope you'll be entering those in the costume contest...they look great!

Absolutely lovely! I especially like the dress you made for your daughter -- what a clever way to incorporate your mother's wedding dress into your own wedding.

You did a beautiful job putting all those panels together. I love everything about it.

Oh how I would love to have this book! Shaping is something of a challenge for me. Who wouldn't like to have "a private couture instructor right in your sewing room!"

Very nice...looks sharp. I'm liking all of your stuff! You must be having big fun.

Well I love everything about this blouse. Yes, that collar works very nicely with your pin-tuck design. You've inspired me...

Cute Cute Cute...I'm a big fan of everything mid-century retro. Very clever how you transformed the table cloth...nice work.

Just darling! Acutally, a beautiful work of art.

Love it!

I'm looking forward to this. I love to watch sewing shows -- even when the host is making something I already know how to make, it's always a learning experience. As a sewing instructor, I love that there is a fresh, new show coming to inspire more people to learn the craft.

Nice work! Love the style, and the color too.

Beautiful work! Very nice deco. And what a brilliant idea using the embroidery module for the button holes! Thanks for that tip.

Very nicely done. Love the color too.

Love it! Cute fabrics....and I especially like the embroidery detail on the inside yoke.

Beautifully done! I love the embroidery design, placement, and thread colors. I think you need to find a contest to enter this piece...it's a winner!

I have been sewing for 45 years, but have never tried draping. It's a technique I want to learn...this book sounds like a great tool for someone like me.

That looks great! I love that you let the fabric tell you what to do with it. I can see it with a pair of jeans, and some little silver or gold flats. I live in the east bay, but have never managed to get to Britex...probably because I know I would come home with a wagon-load of stuff.

What a great little basket. Very cute design, and I love your fabric choices.

First of all...those dresses are just darling. You may not realize it yet, but as you're making those dresses, you're learning alot about garment construction...that will serve you well when you're ready to try something for yourself again.

As for sleeves...set-in sleeves can be a bit of a challenge at first. If possible, sew the sleeve to the garment BEFORE sewing the arm seam, and side seam. Then sew front and back of sleeve and garment together with one long seam. Also, don't ingore the ease at the shoulder of the sleeve...making that row of long stitches at the shoulder, then slightly gathering to fit so that the centers, and notches match really is necessary.

Brilliant idea! I'll be using it, thank you very much.

Love that you could see the potential in the sample pieces. The desing on the back looks great. Great creation.

I like the wonky pocket...it adds a little character. In this case, the project surprised you in a pleasant way.

That was a bold choice of fabrics, that worked out very nicely. I love it.

Lovely jacket, and beautifully made. You're so right...great fabric is timeless!

I just finished a short sleeved peasant blouse, made with a bright yellow and black fabric. Next up, a pair of black pants, and a spring jacket.

I hope this out-fit makes it to the runway. It's just lovely. I'm in the east bay area...I've not heard of this charity auction before. It sounds so great, I'm going to try to attend to preview. Good luck to you....your piece deserves the spotlight!

I see your hat made the magazine. Congrats!

When people see items I have made, the question I am most asked is "how do you keep the stitches in such a straight line?" The trick is to keep your eye on the edge of your fabric, and whatever you're using to guide the allowance (in my case, it's a piece of masking tape on the throat plate). We instinctively look a the needle while we're sewing...it takes a little time to train yourself to look at the fabric edge and guide mark instead, but once you train yourself to do this, you'll be sewing perfectly straight seams, top-stitching, etc. every time.

Great idea! Very nice design....it looks great. I love doing t-shirt reconstruction...I always say I let the design on the shirt dictate the style, but I must admit I never would have thought of a corset....the design on the tee is perfect for that.

I love everything about it....the fabric, the style, and the way you angled the feather stitch. What weight of thread did you use for the embroidery? It stands out nicely.

Very cute. You managed to update the fashion without losing the spirit of 40's style. I can almost hear "don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me...." playing behind those pictures.

I'm in the East Bay....I'm guessing you took that picture last Sunday. ;-)

Beautiful...so precious. I'm sure it will be treasured for many generations to come.

Nice work. I love the idea of doing an apron for the family reunion, and your embroidered graphic looks great.

Hmmmm...I wonder how I could get my vintage patterns site, www.VintageMimi.com added to that list?

This would be a great book to have. My 4 year old grandson loves to watch my daughter sew, and I'm sure he would love to learn to do it himself.

To avoid trying on pants when shopping, hold the waistband at each side, and wrap it around your neck...if the sides overlap slightly, the pants will fit in the waist. Sounds crazy, but it works.