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
With Joann closing, I've been shocked at how many people have said they may never buy fabric again because a) Joann is the only place that offers affordable fabric and/or b) because buying fabric online-without getting to FEEL the fabric-is a sham. I am here to tell you that there is hope! You can absolutely … Continue reading My Favorite Online Fabric Shops
Happy Easter, everyone! Or happy Sunday if that's more your jam! I had some far-reaching hopes that I could have a post to share BEFORE Easter, of the dresses I made for my girls (Chalk and Notch Waterfall raglans with fabric from Joann) but I got hit with a cold that has wiped me out … Continue reading Happy Easter
Welllll. My feelings for this dress have been all over the place. While making the dress, I was absolutely loving it. But when I finished it and actually wore it, I felt a lot more ambiguous about it-kind of liking it but also feeling self conscious. And then when I flipped through my pictures of … Continue reading McCall’s 8036: Front Button Wrap Dress
I realized I haven't posted at all this month! So I'll try to hurry and get this out there before the month changes! This is the Ava Top from Michelle Design Co. I'll interject here to say I KNOW I was silly in making this detailed faux wrap top in black so that you can't … Continue reading The Ava: Faux Wrap Top
This is going to be a crazy long post with a lot of pictures. You've been warned!! I've wanted to do a review about my new machine since right after I got it, but I also wanted to give a knowledgeable review instead of saying, "I've been LOVING my machine since I got it two … Continue reading Bernina B475: a Sewing Machine Review from a Garment Sewist’s Perspective
I've had a handful of posts that are outside my regular content of pattern reviews/sewing shares and more of the same in queue so I thought I'd better insert one of my more standard posts into the line up. I made a new pattern, the Sitka Sweatshirt, and I've loved it so much, I've already … Continue reading The Sitka Sweatshirt-Three Ways
For years now, I've ogled the posts of other organized sewists who carefully track and then share their sewing expenses from the year. I'm not particularly number savvy but I am very organized so these are among my favorite posts of the year. And since seeing one of those posts, I've been determined to track … Continue reading Sewing Expenses and Data from 2024
My 2024 ended up being a mixed bag of triumphs and struggles and the same can be said of my sewing (always!). Here are my 5 worst and 5 best sewing projects from the year, in no particular order: Worst Makes 2024 Simplicity 9041 with fabric from SAS: Blech, I absolutely hated this dress. It … Continue reading Best/Worst Makes 2024
I did a Me-Made IRL post a few years ago and always thought I'd turn it into a annual thing, which, clearly, I did not. But there's no time like the present! Here's a little sampling of how I incorporate the things I make into my actual, wearable wardrobe. My main goal here isn't to … Continue reading Me-Mades IRL 2024
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