Chanel-style cardigan jacket

I recently took a class to make an unlined blazer resembling the classic Chanel jacket. I made a basic black version in class and whipped this one up over the weekend as homework. Because I couldn’t not make a jacket to look like the Chanel runway styles, I altered my pattern a little and added… Read More Chanel-style cardigan jacket

April 25, 2016April 20, 2016 Samantha Schmidt4 Comments

Bright beginnings

I have been sewing recreationally for years and am rarely daunted by a sewing project. It has become tradition that, for birthdays and Christmases, my sister gets a carte blanche of one garment as a gift. (She rang her last birthday in wearing a custom Batman dress I created for her.) This Christmas, she decided… Read More Bright beginnings

December 11, 2012December 11, 2012 Samantha Schmidt1 Comment