I felt a bit disappointed in myself when I got an email from WordPress telling me I'd posted 25 times in 2023. If someone had asked, I would have bet money that the number had been higher, but I guess not! Coming into 2024, I could certainly make a goal to post more often but … Continue reading Bert Knit Top from Style Arc
Happy New Year! I wanted to write a year-end post before Christmas, but things got away from me. So, here I am now with a short recap of my family's year: Ben had one of the busiest years to date. He finished his final year of schooling (I mean, hopefully. Never say never, I guess). … Continue reading 2023: Year end review
Honestly, as I was looking through my makes from this last year it seems like most all of them land securely in the Love It or Hate it category with hardly any in a gray area. Here are the top 5 in each area, in no particular order: Worst: Woven Linen Joggers: I have worn … Continue reading Best and Worst Makes 2023
I am going to post about this dress and then I very possibly might start making stuff that is appropriate for the cold weather we've been having instead of making something that screams spring/summer. Now, I won't make any promises on this because I seem to have a problem. But know that I am aware … Continue reading The Saraste Dress
Hi! It's me! Back again with a seasonally inappropriate me-made! While this is not uncommon for me, this time it's not totally my fault! I'll tell ya the whole story, but the short of it is that the skirt is a copy, I used the FREE Ana Sofia Pencil Skirt pattern from Fabrics-Store and I'm … Continue reading Ana Sofia Button Up Pencil Skirt
I made a goal for October to sew for 20 minutes every day. And by "sew" I mean anything that needs to be done to make up a garment. So taping a pattern together counted just as much as sewing a seam at my machine. Inevitably, I've ended up spending more time than just 20 … Continue reading It’ll Mave: Turning M8248 into a Mave Skirt
Happy Halloween, everyone! Since I'm not on Instagram or Facebook, I like to share our Halloween costumes here-even if they aren't super crafty-so thank you for indulging me! This year I had two main goals in the costume realm: easy and comfortable and I'd say we nailed it! Ben and I decided to be characters … Continue reading Happy Halloween 2023
After my inadvertent month-long sewing hiatus, I finally got myself back to the peddle and sewed up this top! It was on a whim and incredibly slapdash and so I kept my expectations nice and low which meant I was positively delighted when I ended up very much liking my make! I bought this pattern … Continue reading McCall’s 7874: Athletic Pullover
It's official: aside from my regular EPP and a couple of mending projects, I haven't sewn anything all month. I know, it's hard for me to hear too. It all started with this stupid dress I wanted to make. I had spent months thinking about this dress and planning it out. It was intended to … Continue reading Fall/Winter Sewing Plans + When Your Sewing Brain is Broken
Hooray, hooray, hooray for an awesome boxy t-shirt pattern!!! I feel like I've been looking for a good boxy tee pattern for forever! Everything I came across seemed like it wasn't quite what I was after. So when I eventually stumbled my way onto the Jesse tee I was nearly jumping for joy at finding … Continue reading The Jesse Tee by True Bias
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