Red Cotton/Linen Aubépine Dress

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…
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Me Made May 2019 Debrief!

We all made it to the end of Me Made May! I have to say, I struggled this year. Last May the weather in Nova Scotia was really nice, but this year it has sucked. Majorly. Which means that it became very clear that I have a lot of me made dresses but not a lot of separates that I…
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Cotton Lawn Carolyn Pajamas & Carolyn Friedlander Aubepine Dress

Both of the makes in this post are LONG overdue to be finished. One is for my mum, and one is for me! The first is a pair of Closet Case Patterns Carolyn pajamas. She’s really into these head-to-toe pajamas from a company called Bedhead, and when we were in NYC a few years ago she went to a store…
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Chambray Aubépine Dress (For My Mum!)

I’m nearly done all the dresses for my uncle’s wedding, which is six days from today (August 25!). I had the final fitting for the final bridesmaid dress today, and had to cut ten inches off the hem and change the armhole shape a bit. I’ll get to those alterations in the next couple days. But the sixth dress I…
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Me Made May 2018 Debrief!

Me Made May (henceforce known as MMM because I’m lazy) is over for this year! If you don’t know what MMM is, it’s a challenge started by Zoe at So, Zo, and you can read more about it here. It’s been going for nine years now, but last year was my first time participating. The basic idea behind the challenge…
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