In the first part of this post, I showed some real life examples of how much sewing clothing can cost. In my opinion, if saving money on your wardrobe is the goal, there are much more effective options out there (i.e.thrifting, shopping sales/clearance, accepting hand-me-downs, etc). However, there are some instances where I think it's … Continue reading Is Sewing Clothes Cheaper than Buying? Part 2: How to Save
The cost of almost everything is going up and I know lots of people are trying to figure out ways to save money. Historically, doing something yourself is often cheaper than having someone else do it for you. But is that the case for clothing? Is it actually cheaper to sew your own clothes? The … Continue reading Is Sewing Clothes Cheaper than Buying? Part 1: Cost Breakdown
I started this series hoping it would reignite some motivation to write on the blog. While it's helping a lot in that area, it hasn't, unfortunately, magically produced endless hours available for sewing. We hosted visitors at the beginning of the month, just got a new batch of visitors this week, and my kids are … Continue reading Making Monthly: June
With two months left to go on this pregnancy (less now!) and a belly that doesn't seem ready to stop growing, I realized my non-maternity yoga shorts and oversized t-shirts might not be willing to go all the way with me. But I could do something about this! Obviously, buying would have been the easiest … Continue reading Sewing Maternity Clothes: 3 Easy Projects
Welcome to my post of using yet another regular ol' pattern for my own personal maternity wear! McCalls 7969 is NOT a maternity pattern, but by golly if it doesn't work as one! A few years ago I madeTWO versions of McCalls 7969. I loved both of these dresses at first, but before long I … Continue reading Maternity Sewing: McCalls 7969
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
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
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
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
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