I’m here to give an update on the bridesmaids’ dresses situation! I’ve deviated from my original plan of trace patterns > make test versions > do fittings > make final versions. I get bored by rigid plans and routines and so I’ve been jumping around a bit. As I wrote about before, I did get all the tracing done before…
I only discovered the pattern designer In The Folds relatively recently because of the interview she did on the Love to Sew podcast. When I checked out her designs, I fell in love with her style and sensibility. I love her silhouettes and interesting seam lines and other details like that, and the first thing I made was the Rushcutter…
For the past little while instead of giving me objects as gifts, my friend Amanda has opted for experiences. It started at Christmas, when she suggested that instead of buying me something that we pick two cake recipes out of Tessa Huff’s Layered cookbook (at the time I’d been making practically one a week for the previous couple months) and…
It’s Me Made May! Last year I pledged to wear three handmade things a week, because I didn’t have a very diverse handmade wardrobe yet. This year, I pledged to wear at least one handmade item every day, and so far I’m on track! I’ve been posting daily in my Instagram stories if you want to check out my outfits,…
