UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Early undated photo of French fashion designer Coco Chanel. (Photo by Roland Schoor/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
About Me
Portland, Oregon, United States
Hi there! I’m Jessica Brandon and I am a clothes-loving sewing artist. When I am not sewing, blogging or shopping for shoes for my creations, I fill in the remainder of my days spending time with my children, playing ice hockey, gardening and making and drinking wine!
Things I Like to Talk About!
- Back on Track with Simplicity 1754
- Restyled Simplicity Runway 1798
- The Last of Sewing in 2015
- Jacket of Fleece McCall 5525
- McCalls 7119 Stretches Beyond Boundries
- When It All Falls Down
- McCalls 6887 Impressionist Dress
- McCalls 7088 In Spring
- Making Pants is Rocket Science Part 2
- Butterick 6054
- Making Pants is Rocket Science Part 1
- Goodbye 2014 Hello 2015
- McCalls 6801 Little Black Dress
- Tricked So No Treat Part 1
- DKNY Vogue 1160 as Little Black Dress
- Butterick 5919 with Petticoat
- My New Dress Form Phoebe
- Simplicity 2362 LBD Part 2
- Simplicity 2362 LBD with Shoes I Love
- Hockey Officiating Pants Made for Her
- Blouse in Silk plus Vigoss Skinny Jeans Renewed
- Vogue 8972 Out in Yellow Daisies
- Spring into Vogue 8817 Top
- Technical Difficulties
- Designing a New Top
- Sweaters and Skirts and Snow
- Burda 8836 in Blue
- Pajama Extravaganza Butterick 4406 and 5433
- Edith Blouse Paired with Wool Butterick 5613
- Butterick 5613 Causes Skirt Making Madness
- Pattern Review McCalls 6760
- Black Diamonds Costume My Way
- Simplicity 2851 Feathered with 2966
- Butterick 4827 Medieval Dress
- Butterick 5662 with Simplicity 3677 For a Pirate
- Butterick 4891 Bonaparte Style
- Simplicity 2172 Rocks Steampunk
- Pattern Review McCalls 6705
- Pairing McCalls 6028 Dress with Simplicity 1797 Jacket
- How About Making a Coat
- Pattern Review Simplicity 2703
- Dressmaking or Shirtmaking
- Pattern Review McCall’s 6751
- Pattern Review McCall’s 6745
- Pattern Review McCall’s 6754
- Shirtmaking Part 2
- Shirtmaking Begins
- Draping Fashion Designs
- Wolf Dress Form Draping
- Dress Designing
- Pattern Review McCalls 6561
- Butterick See and Sew 5741
- Drafting a Peg-Top Waist Skirt
- Betsey Johnson Polka Dots
- Pattern Review Simplicity 1797
- Pattern Review McCalls 6708
- Pattern Review Butterick 5646
- The Sweat Shop
- An “Enjoying Life Moment”
- The Do-Over Liberation Dress
- Yes…I made it!
- What’s Wrong with Home-Made
- Paris Fashion for Spring 2013
- Drafting Basic Bodice Block
- Coco Chanel – Thank you for the little black dress!
- Fitting and fitting and welts oh no!
- Stop for a moment and Take a breath
- When winter hits, the pants come out!
- Tis the season
Up Coming Projects:
Vogue 1426
Vogue 7881
McCall's 7089
Vogue 8997
Vogue 1431
Vogue 9006
Vogue 8991
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