I'm back! This time to talk about sewing stuff, which is my favorite. The first trimester of this pregnancy really took things out of me. I had hardly any energy so I took to sitting/laying on the couch and perusing sewing blogs. Which just made me miss sewing...but didn't replace any of my lost energy … Continue reading Chalk+Notch Waterfall Raglan
So I made another button down, but this time for me! And I don't know what my deal was but this project took quite a long time for me to complete. But it's done now! I've been wanting to make myself a button down shirt for quite awhile. I bought this pattern before (like waaaay … Continue reading Another Button Down: The Cheyenne Tunic
Alternate Title: Hey, I Made a Big 4 Pattern! It's true, I've made a couple of big 4 patterns in the past (like, very distant past). One was a formal dress (which I believe was my very first article of clothing ever...probably not the best idea), and one was a top. Neither turned out exceptional, … Continue reading Simplicity 1544 {Men’s Button Down Shirt}
Did I lose you all with the title?? Haha sorry it was so ridiculously long. I knew I could create completely separate posts for each of these items...but I didn't want to, so I mashed them all together. I did make pajamas for myself and for Ben this year and I made complete sets: tops … Continue reading Family Jammies Part 2: A Union/Mandy Mash, A Heavily Modified ABB Men’s Tee, and Color-Blocked Hudsons (for me and Ben)
Hey I hope everyone had happy holidays and is enjoying the new year! We are just trying to soak up our time together before Ben starts up his next semester. I didn't want to wait too long before sharing a post about the jammies I made us for Christmas! This post is about the PJs … Continue reading Family Jammies Part 1: Classic Zipper PJs from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop {for the girls}
If we were to measure this year in terms of how many sewing projects I've completed and subsequently enjoyed, I would say this year has been quite successful. I won't say any more about how this year has gone in other ways (because that needs no more spotlight), but for me and my sewing skills … Continue reading Favorite Makes from 2020
You guys getting sick of seeing my Union St. Tee hacks??? I'll be honest. I'm not. Hack all the Unions!!! That's my motto. I feel like three things really merged together for me to end up with this top: I've had this shoulder ruffle hack from the Megan Nielsen blog as one of my browser … Continue reading Another Union St. Tee {Shoulder Ruffle Hack+Velvet}
I recently read a blog post where the author listed everything she'd sewn that year and then categorized everything as to whether it was something she wore often, sometimes, or never. She literally had a percentage for how many of her makes got used! It was very analytical and also amazing! I'm not sure I … Continue reading Me-Mades IRL
I don't have a ton to say about this top but I really wanted to share because I've been loving mine. I happened onto the Hey June blog a bit ago and saw that they had a couple tutorials-one to add a puff sleeve and one to add a band to that puff sleeve-for your … Continue reading Hacked Union St. Tee (Puff Banded Sleeve)
I hope we can all agree that Halloween this year was strange but I suppose we should expect nothing less from life in the time of Corona. We weren't even sure if there would be a reason for costumes, but luckily the numbers in our area haven't been surging (as they have in other places) … Continue reading A Princess and Kwazii: Halloween Costumes for the Gals (using the Patsy Party Dress and Bonny Leggings Patterns)
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