Apologies for my long absence from the blog, I have recently started a new job which has kept me very very busy! So I have a little less time for blogging, but I’m still making time to sew- there are a few unblogged projects in the queue. And on the bright side, I am I…
Me Made May is here! This will be my very first Me Made May, and I’m pledging to wear at least one handmade item every day this month. Thought this is mostly going to consist of made from scratch outfits, I’m including refashioned items in here, since I do have a couple of reworked bits…
I was going through the photos on my phone this weekend and realized that because my lovely photographer/boyfriend Dan takes sooo many shots of me in quick succession (most of which don’t make it into the blog), they are very GIFable. So I had a bit too much fun with Gifboom this weekend and made…
December has been rough. Last week I arrived home for the holidays and was looking forward to spending the week at home- hanging out, catching up, and- most importantly – sewing with my mom. We got home from the airport and I went straight to bed, excited for the morning so I could show her…
Make your eyes hurt? Those busy busy front seams are causing me to wish I’d bothered to do some pattern matching. Oh well, it’s only the inside. This dress has been causing me a lot of can’t-finish-it-in-time angst lately, but I’ve decided to forge ahead an try my best to crank it out! If I…
Finally started the muslin for my aspen dress. In the meantime I’ve also decided to use a different pattern for the bodice and purchased new fabric for both the lining and the main fabric. But hey at least I started it!
ok, we’re going gertie-lex! the tulip skirt and strapless bodice won out. Except I’m not going to use the strapless party dress pattern from Gertie’s book- I just don’t like those little wings. I looked at a lot of different bodice patterns: But V1174 from Vogue patterns won out. I love the bodice and…
The time has come for me to start my Aspen gala dinner dress. This is a formal work event. Literally the only time all year where I have occasion to get this dressed up. I can’t decide what to make! Will it be: The Elisalex Something long and modern, like this Drew Backless Dress…
I just found out about this new pattern company- I don’t think I’ve been this excited about something since I picked up my first ever indie pattern (the Jamie Christine mission maxi) and started sewing again for the first time in years. I read about Named Clothing over on House of Pinheiro a couple of…
I’m in DC this week for a work trip, which I do 3-4 times a year. I always stay with my cousins who live in Alexandria when I’m down there, and my cousin Michele usually squeezes in a trip to one outlet or another while I’m there… Today she took me to the Crate and…
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