One day I start a Twitter account and the next thing you know I'm involved in a sewing challenge! This one is a fun, super low key challenge, it's Archer Appreciation Month. Rochelle, myself, and some other ladies are all going to sew Archers during the month of December and Jen (the designer of Grainline) is going to do a round up on her blog in January.

Maybe you have already sewn an Archer. Keep an eye out on Jen's blog for some really cool modification ideas to take the pattern to the next level. Or if you're like me and making it for the first time then get pumped on having a stylin long sleeve shirt for the cold weather.

Check out the Grainline sale to get a discount on your pattern, add a button to your blog, join the Flickr group, and start hash tagging #archerappreciation on Instagram and Twitter.

Are you in?

Whenever a movie is made I always read the book first, if there is one. Not too long ago I read My Week with Marilyn. It took me a long time to read because I wasn't into it. Unfortunately, the same went for the movie :( The bright spot was seeing the outfit above. I loved the gingham pants, black shirt, and scarf combination. Then it hit me that I should sew this for That's Sew Cinematic!

I have the Clover pant pattern, but I am hesitant to start sewing. I have never sewn a pair of pants and I am worried that the gingham might be hard to match up (I haven't matched prints yet either). To those of you that have sewn up Clovers, what do you think? Will it be a nightmare to sew with gingham or will it be fine?

The reason that I have not posted photos of my sewing projects is because I haven't finished any. The quilt I am working on has a deadline that is approaching quickly and I am in the middle of quilting it. It is consuming my life! Yes, I am quilting it myself because I want to improve my skills (I have only quilted one other quilt) and because I don't want to pay someone else to do it :)


For the thick border area I chose to outline the blue areas using a free motion piece for my machine. Yes, my technique is FAR from perfect (it's hard following the lines!), but I have improved so much from my last quilt. My stitch size is more consistent and the stitches look nice on both sides. It takes a lot of patience, so I give props to people who do this for a living!

After reading Colette Patterns book I got pumped and felt like I could tackle any project. I started the Rooibos sewalong months ago, but never got farther than cutting out the pieces. To be honest, I was overwhelmed by the project. After finishing the book so many things made sense to me and I finished the top portion of the dress in a night. I probably won't get to work on this until after Christmas because I have so many holiday projects to finish, but I can't wait!