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Shoes not only protect your feet and provide support when you’re walking, but they also help tie an outfit together. Whether you’re attending a summer festival, dressing up for a party, or putting an outfit together for work, you’ll want a variety of shoe styles for each occasion and event. #1 Strappy Sandals Make your legs look long and lean and a touch of spice to your party outfits by wearing strappy sandals. These are the shoes of choice for a spring or summer wedding, to wear with sparkling cocktail dresses when attending an upscale party, or to pair with...

 Another chart bites the dust, which makes me ahead of every other year that I have used these. I don't know if this trend will continue as I am going to be gone for the next two weeks with no sewing.  I do know I will have plenty of people waiting for me when I get back, but the shop although there are projects in there is pretty darn empty. So I am onto chart 18 and that is the completion of the 9th month.  Who knows what the future will bring. This has been a bang up bridal season...

Happy Sunday everyone! It’s that time of year where you are pulled by outdoor activities and trips, but still want to get your sewing fix. We like to fill this time with plotting our next batch of makes and getting inspired. We have lot’s to share with you this week, including a forthcoming exhibition, a sewing meet-up date for your diary, shirring skills and sewing patterns and LOTS of new patterns for you. Grab a cuppa, iced coffee or mimosa (maybe?!) and enjoy browsing the Sew Reporter! Have a great Sunday. Wowie! We are obsessed with this incredible highlighter pink...

Happy Sunday everyone! It’s that time of year where you are pulled by outdoor activities and trips, but still want to get your sewing fix. We like to fill this time with plotting our next batch of makes and getting inspired. We have lot’s to share with you this week, including a forthcoming exhibition, a sewing meet-up date for your diary, shirring skills and sewing patterns and LOTS of new patterns for you. Grab a cuppa, iced coffee or mimosa (maybe?!) and enjoy browsing the Sew Reporter! Have a great Sunday. Wowie! We are obsessed with this incredible highlighter pink...

 This moderately easy and short loop route around Three Fingered Jack offers nearly unending mountain and lake views. You’ll not only get up close and personal with craggy Three Fingered Jack as you circumnavigate the peak, but you’ll also catch glimpses of the surrounding Cascade Range volcanoes around every corner. Over half of the route coincides with the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which tends to be well-graded and maintained. And since it’s less than 24 miles, this trip is doable in just a couple of days. The majority of the trail traverses land that was ravaged by the B&B Complex...