I’m back! I know it’s been a bit, and it’s because of my practice teaching term/the end of the academic term. On top of my own teaching job, I’m in the midst of five weeks of practice teaching doing high school band and strings combined with a production of Jesus Christ Superstar (I’ll be helping out with costumes on that…
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Today, I bring you four versions of the same pattern! This is definitely one of my TNT (tried ‘n’ true) patterns, although it’s kind of unusual to fall into that category because it’s not a simple dress, or a t-shirt, or a pair of versatile pants. Instead, I submit to you: V8955. Yup. Not only is it a Big 4…
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I don’t have that many recipe books that I use regularly, but the ones that I do I use ALL THE TIME. They are the equivalent of tried ‘n’ true sewing patterns. One of them is this big book of really classic but very delicious recipes by Anna Olson. The second is Tessa Huff’s Layered cake book which has loads…
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Full disclosure: I cut this dress out at LEAST six months ago, but probably longer if I’m being honest. The pattern is V1585, designed by Rachel Comey and sewn by many people on the internet already. I was intrigued by the interesting shape of it, which is something I often notice with Rachel Comey’s designs. I got some crinkle linen…
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I have to say, I’m really not an online class person. I got a Craftsy class a number of years ago after being gifted a 1-class credit, and I only ever watched the first part of the first video. The class was about how to make a copy of a garment you already owned without taking it apart, which was…
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