This is the tale of a dress that started one place and ended up in a very different one. It got cut apart two different times before it reached its current form, which is a tiered maxi dress based on the Ogden cami that I happen to love! However, it started as an Epic Sewing Fail. Once upon a time,…
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I’m back! I didn’t intentionally not post anything for two weeks, but at the same time, with everything that’s going on, it does feel a bit weird to post my face and my sewing even now. I wrote some stuff on Instagram if you want to read it, and here today I’m just going to write about this thing I…
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During this time when we’re all staying at home, I’ve been trying to only sew fabric I already have (so far, have not bought ANY new fabric!), and only patterns I already own. To keep on track with this, if there’s a fabric or pattern I’ve been considering, I put it on a list and then if I still want…
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It feels funny to finish a cozy wool scarf in May, but the colours definitely feel like they suit the season! I bring you my double-knit paintbox scarf, made using the most perfect rainbow gradient I’ve ever encountered. If you’re not a knitter (and I get the impression that a lot of knitters don’t even venture into this realm) you…
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I have emerged from my mask-making cave (hopefully) for good! I just finished another ~120 of them and felt the urge like I did last time to sew something fun that was just for me. So I made another Zadie jumpsuit! This time in this really fun clementine rayon designed by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society that I’ve been…
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