I was looking through my Instagram the other day and I came across a post I’d made in April 2017 with a single photo of a giant lone star quilt I’d made. It made me realize that I’d never actually shared any properly good photos of the quilt, and I wanted to talk about the whole process as well! So…
For Christmas this year, I started off with grandiose plans to sew and knit ALL the things for ALL of the people on my list. But I quickly realized that I didn’t actually want to be a production knitter, toiling away to make mittens resentfully for all the people. So I decided to just…not do it. I kept most of…
Look at me go! I actually stuck to both of my holiday dress-sewing plans! I’ve already worn the first one out to The Nutcracker with my family, and it was a great success. So comfortable and swishy and I can see myself getting wear out of it even after the holiday season is over. The same goes for this Aubépine…
It’s that time of year when I start getting into a lot of gift sewing, but I’m trying to be a reasonable person this time around. I have elected NOT to knit all the things for all the people, and there won’t be any neon pink faux fur coats this year. Instead, I’m making the same patterns for multiple people…
I’m finally back to fun personal sewing! My first project post-bridesmaid dress was this corduroy pinafore that I’d been wanting to make for a couple months. On the morning of the day I left for the wedding, I dropped my sewing machine off for a tune-up. It had been having tension issues and also just generally needed some help, and…
