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
I've been sewing like normal but I've been seriously struggling to write posts lately! As a result, I have a backlog of projects to blog but the upside is that I get to take my pick on which one to write about! So here's the favorite of all my recent (and not so recent...seriously struggling!) … Continue reading Simplicity 9041 in Liberty London
And just like that the summer is over! Somehow I let it pass by with hardly a blog post. Our summer, though, was packed. We hiked and swam and hiked some more. We endured a couple nasty sicknesses. We took a big trip to visit family. I sewed up a big project on commission. We're … Continue reading Back to School: Simplicity 8807
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
So March ended up being totally bonkers. We had so much going on that I wasn't sure I'd be able to make dresses for me and my girls as per my annual Easter tradition. I didn't have time to make a dress for myself, but I did manage to make a dress each for the … Continue reading Girls Dresses: Simplicity 9503
I recently attempted reading 4 books concurrently which is something I used to do all the time but haven't tried for ages. I found I can handle it mentally; keeping things straight between books isn't an issue. The issue was how stinkin' long it took me to finish each book. Just because I was reading … Continue reading Simplicity 9020: Drop Shoulder Top
I made a dress. It is tan. It has little white cheetah print on it. It has sleeves. It has a tie. It is a dress. Did I mention that already? Unfortunately I’ve run out of descriptors. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I hate this dress but it’s painfully boring and comes … Continue reading Simplicity 9041: A Faux Wrap Dress
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