Darcy Struble

Wagyu and Nicole, I haven’t received any emails. Perhaps my email button on the blog doesn’t work..
Try emailing directly: lightningmcstitch at gmail dot com
Just need addresses and we’re good to go.

So exciting!!!
I will email you!

Glad you’re feeling more confident! The patterns really are so darling, and there can be so many different kinds of looks. Have a peep at the flickr pool if you haven’t already — one tip: you can search within the group for the name of a specific pattern, and you can not only see how your ideas might look (“What if I did a dark bodice and light…[Read more]

You are most welcome

Ahhh, at least you didn’t stitch it!

Ahhh, at least you didn’t stitch it!

Almost snorted my morning coffee out my nose!!!
I love this thread.

Carefully pinning the whole length of the side seam of a jersey dress cut from finicky, slinky fabric … to my pant leg, as it turned out.

My fantasy outfit:
Girl Friday Culottes (midi? Cropped?) in this:
http://bandjfabrics.com/fabric/wool-harris-tweed-11
With a cuffed short sleeved (with pockets) Bento Tee in this: http://bandjfabrics.com/fabric/cotton-and-wool-birdseye-knit-0
I think it would make a lovely dressy winter outfit! But not practical for someone who got spit up on not…[Read more]

My fantasy outfit:
Girl Friday Culottes (midi? Cropped?) in this:
http://bandjfabrics.com/fabric/wool-harris-tweed-11
With a cuffed short sleeved (with pockets) Bento Tee in this: http://bandjfabrics.com/fabric/cotton-and-wool-birdseye-knit-0
I think it would make a lovely dressy winter outfit! But not practical for someone who got spit up on not…[Read more]

Pure fantasy…..
Do I make another Puppet Show dress in palest coral hailspot muslin or Liberty lawn? (Trixie doesn’t need either as her current one washes and dries in no time and she will grow out of it)

Pure fantasy…..
Do I make another Puppet Show dress in palest coral hailspot muslin or Liberty lawn? (Trixie doesn’t need either as her current one washes and dries in no time and she will grow out of it)

Ah, I left my heart in San Francisco, along with my former dress size …
Still plugging away at the blog post, but might have to interrupt as a Spoonflower order arrived. I couldn’t stop laughing. It came out twice as big as I’d intended.

Lucky duck, that sounds awesome!

Ah, others beat me to it, never mind!

Ah, others beat me to it, never mind!

When you say the front patterns don’t cross, is this when you’re trying the garment on? This pattern has more ease than a blouse, so if it’s so tight you have to force it when buttoning, I wonder whether sizing up would solve the problem.

When you say the front patterns don’t cross, is this when you’re trying the garment on? This pattern has more ease than a blouse, so if it’s so tight you have to force it when buttoning, I wonder whether sizing up would solve the problem.

*I have not made this yet* but that sounds about right. Your back is broader then your front.

Aww Mim, I missed this….. 🙁
Bumped for usefulness.