This year, sewing has been a little bit hit or miss for me. And by "miss" I mean that it just straight up hasn't happened! I had good intentions, but life has been bonkers. You'll find this post much shorter than year-end-favorite posts in the past. With such a small selection of projects to choose … Continue reading Top Three Sewing Projects 2025
This year I thought it would be really fun to make the stressful holiday season just a little bit more stressful by adding the task of making some stockings for our family! This, obviously, wasn't a complete necessity, but our older stockings-made at different times and of varying sizes (not to mention I never got … Continue reading Jingle Stockings for Christmas
Happy Halloween, everyone! I kept handmade elements pretty minimal this year, only making the girls' jackets and my robe. We are dressed as Thor, Thor in Endgame, Rumi and Mira (from K Pop Demon Hunters), and Spiderman. Hope everyone has a great last day of October!
I don't think K Pop Demon Hunters has hit every area as hard as it's hit where we live, but kids here are obsessed with the movie, so it was no surprise to me when my girls wanted to dress up as characters from the movie for Halloween. Lots of different outfits are worn in … Continue reading K Pop Demon Hunters: Halloween Costumes
I definitely don't sew quilts very often, and I don't really consider myself a quilter, BUT I have felt myself being more drawn to quilt-making lately! And, truth be told, I'm very much enjoying the occasional change of pace from sewing clothes! I like that the projects are longer and there's less self-imposed pressure to … Continue reading Sawtooth Sky Quilt
I have a confession: over the last few years, very few of my handmade bottoms have turned into something I wear regularly. Another confession: neither will these. My inspiration was pretty low for this pair of jeans. It definitely felt more like sewing for work than sewing for fun, and unfortunately the chore didn't really … Continue reading A Ginger/Ash Jeans Mash
Subtitle: A Very Unhelpful Guide to Making Because I let a lot of time lapse TWICE in the making of this project, and my memory is not that good! I started sewing this project last summer but my timing was terrible. Summer was coming to an end and I had very little interest in making … Continue reading A Handmade Athletic Skort
A little bit ago I was perusing French Navy's pattern catalog when I came across the pattern for the "Stellan Tee 2.0." This piqued my interest because the Stellan Tee was one of the first (maybe THE first??) t-shirt patterns I ever sewed up. I liked the original pattern pretty well, but I was interested … Continue reading Stellan Tee 2.0
This post has been entirely too long in coming because I finished it over a year ago! Whoops! Last spring I felt the push to make a quilt but, as often happens with me, I didn't really want to spend money on supplies for a quilt. So I looked to my stash and remembered these … Continue reading Dutch Babies: Finishing Grandma Dutch’s Sunbonnet Sue Quilt
I'll be honest, I've been in a bit of a sewing rut. And I believe I could pull myself out of it if I bought myself some new, fresh fabric to reignite some inspiration, but with some uncertainty on the horizon, I haven't been in the mood or mindset to spend a bunch of money … Continue reading Simplicity 8641: Sew House Seven Bib Jumper
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