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
Earlier this year, in the spring, I saw one of the other moms at school pick up wearing a really cute pair of linen pants. They were rust colored, wide legged and cropped, and she wore them with a knotted graphic tee. I thought it was a super cute look and I also thought, "I … Continue reading Free Range Slacks: Wide Leg vs. Tapered Leg
Phew! Sorry it's been so long since I posted! Between December and March it felt like I was exclusively sewing for others or slogging through projects that needed finishing. I ordered fabric in April and when I got it, I realized how in need of some fresh material I had been! I've been sewing a … Continue reading Cielo Top Hacked Dress
I am pretty much excellent at ignoring current fashion trends and pretending like they're just going to go away. So far, it hasn't actually made any of them go away, but darn it if I don't keep trying! I will never wear wide, baggy jeans, thank you, but I thought I might actually try a … Continue reading Simplicity 8558: Wide Leg Pants
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
Sometimes I dream up a project and get myself geared up for it by getting the fabric and prepping the pattern and then when it's finally made I find it pretty lackluster and all because I let two years pass between the gearing up and actual making of. It's a pretty egregious (and preventable) sewing … Continue reading Hacked Hudsons: Woven Linen Jogger Pants
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