LATEST POST
Susan Sews a Gauzy-Pink Calypso Blouse…Its a Lutterloh Pattern Hack
Susan Hacks a Gauzy-Pink Calypso Blous I have always loved the look of a blouse or shirt tied at the waist. There is a Harry Belafonte album cover that my sister had waaay back in the late 50s. Bursting from the cover was Harry Belafonte in a white shirt unbuttoned all the way down…
Solved! Mystery of the Disappeared Lutterloh Pattern
Mystery of the Disappeared Lutterloh Blouse Pattern solved! Susan Klindienst Fogel See this blouse. It was something that I made last year. There wasn’t enough fabric to do the facings and the wrong side of the ties in the gauze. I used a fine linen from fabric-store. The two fabrics just would not play nicely…
Face Masks and Starting Over in a New Place!
Can you believe it has been eight months since we chatted about sewing? So much has changed in my life, in our nation and the world! This year started out so well for me. Early in January I received and accepted an offer on my house. After 18 months of widowhood I was ready tor…
Jungle January! Susan Sews a Cheetah Print Duster Vest.
Jungle January. A nice alliteration. Many places in the sewing blogosphere there are competitions or just sew along activities where the participants make clothing with animal prints or animal themed fabric. Over at theSewingPlace.org.uk a competition is underway called Jungle January. The brief was simple and broad: make a garment with an animal print and…
Susan Goes Bananas for Yellow Tops and Skirts
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree… I love yellow! I always have. I went through my “mod orange” stage as my mother dubbed it. I have always worn lots of purple, fuchsia and turquoise. They are gorgeous rich colors. But I LOVE YELLOW. I always wanted to live in a yellow house. And this…
Susan Shows you How to Organize Your Lutterloh Supplements
Hola all! We have been talking about supplements on the Lutterloh System Facebook page. I decided to make a short video to showt you how I handle my binders, my supplements and my drafted patterns. Thank you Annette Wright for buying so many Lutterloh books on eBay that you bough a duplicate from the 80s.…
One Lutterloh Pattern, Three Ways, Two Sizes
One Pattern Three Ways, Two Sizes I LOVE this Lutterloh pattern. Such an elegant silhouette. The color in the fashion illustration is uninspiring. But as a sewist, a creative, a designer, I can see the beauty, the simplicity and how the design will be transformed by the fabric used. Let’s start with today…
Baja Susana Presents: A FREE PDF Scarf Pattern. Make One! Make a Bunch!
P Many years ago, in the last century I designed this scarf. I made bunches for myself and my daughter and as gifts. And then I forgot about it. With the ability to make my own little pattern into a PDF I decided to do just that. And for my Friends on Pattern…
Lazy Susan Makes TWO Lazy Girl Designs Bags…For HERSELF
Lazy Susan Makes Two Lazy Girl Designs Bags…For HERSELF! Yes! You read that right/ I made TWO new purses for MYSELF! I sew garments almost exclusively for myself. But purses? There is always a birthday, a holiday, a getwell gift or a “just because” gift to make. I keep fabrics in colors and motifs for…
Susan Sews a Denim Dream
Susan Sews A Denim Dream While I was searching for the photos to upload for this post, I saw one in my photo stream called Denim Dreams! I don’t usually wear jeans. And find denim “jean” skirts and “jean” jackets heavy and constricting. Too much top stitching. Big pockets on the derriere and…
