My uncle and his fiancée approached me a few months ago to ask if I would be willing to make the bridesmaids’ dresses for their wedding in August 2018. They were going to pay me, and each bridesmaid would pay for their share of the materials used. I said yes, but that I’d like to do the labour/sewing as my…
Up until recently, I thought that the cotton/linen canvases that have been popping up everywhere lately were mostly for bag-making and home decor and not garments. But then I saw Karyn make this beautiful dress with it and I LOVED the shape and structure of it so much (and dat exposed zipper)! And then I found this lovely fabric designed…
I made these two dresses in the past week or so. I had been dreaming of a super classic black linen Grainline Farrow dress for ages, but I’ve been trying to rein in my fabric buying habit so I was exhibiting self-restraint…until I found this Essex linen/cotton for $11/m at a discount fabric shop and I couldn’t resist! I also…
Welcome to my first post! I’d been hemming and hawing about starting a blog for ages, and today I decided to finally just do the thing. This blog will likely be a scattered collection of all the different things I like to make (clothes, quilts, baked goods, music). If you want to read more about me, check out the About…
