Sewing for Everyday: More Yoshiko Tsukiori + A Knit Dress

Here I go again. I am  still sewing from Yoshiko Tsukiori's Japanese sewing books. There are so many patterns! This is my go-to source for simple everyday clothes. I made another Jersey Bolero from Sew Chic. This time I used denim with white top stitching and added a lining. I need to make a pencil skirt for this. Loving the silhouette.…

2014 Cotton Finale

It's been a long growing season (February to November). My 2014 northern Indiana cotton crop is finally in.  This year I tried a few different things in hopes of increasing my yield, like well, planting twice as many plants and fertilizing. It didn't work. I did not get as much as last year . This probably should…