I’m not much of a beachgoer. Blame it on not living anywhere near a beach. But also, I can blame it on my very sunburn prone skin. Summer is often when I either hide from the sun or resign myself to painting myself with enough sunscreen to pass for a layer of primer on a…
Herringbone linen Blank Slate Oceanside pants
I made this version of the Blank Slate Oceanside Pants last year just after my daughter was born and just thought they were just okay. While they made it into my top 5 misses from last year, I found them recently and decided I’d been unfair to them and the pattern. It’s pretty typical for…
Pale Blue Designer Stitch Alyse Slim Leg Pants
I became acquainted with the delightful designs from Designer Stitch during the Day and Night Dress Challenge. The pattern designer, Ann reached out to me on IG to be a sponsor, and I had such a great time getting to know her. I picked up a few of her patterns in the course of the…
Jalie Cora Leggings X2
When Jalie came out with the Cora Leggings, I knew I wanted to make them. I’ve been wearing the same workout pants I think since I moved to Colorado. They predate my marriage! As such, they’ve been through all of the weight fluctuation of multiple pregnancies and lived to tell the tale. Folks, if clothes…
Marigold Peplum and Jalie yoga pants
For my contribution to The Monthly Stitch’s Separates Challenge for Indie Pattern Month, I made up Blank Slate Patterns’ Marigold Peplum and paired it with a severely modified version of Jalie 3022 (yoga pants). Marigold Peplum and Jalie yoga pants Perhaps I’ve had shirtdresses on the brain for a while, or maybe it really is true…
Eraser printed leggings
Good old pink erasers–the big blocky kind that you used it school are great for printing. You can easily carve them, and pretty sturdy, so you don’t have to mount any stamps you make from them. But this tutorial requires no carving. Using the parallelogram shaped sides of the erasers, this fast and easy tutorial…
Baby rompers X2
I really can’t get behind the whole jumpsuit trend where adults are concerned. As a 5th grader, I remember having a floral jumpsuit and being rather uncomfortable wearing it…that puppy trapped sweat like nothing else. And trapped sweat in Houston is a gross clammy thing to be avoided. But for kids, I say bring on…
Velour Colorblocked Hudson Pants
Have you ever refashioned a piece of clothing that you have previously loved and worn for a really long time? What could make Colorblocked Hudson Pants even more fun? Make them out of velour! Velour Colorblocked Hudson Pants In truth, I’ve had this blue velour since before I was married. Has it been in my…
Colorblocked Hudson Pant
In the middle of Recovering My Couch and the disaster that my sewing room has become because of it, the most sound thing for me to do is put together a pair of True Bias’ Hudson Pants. My logic is that I have a cousin getting married next week, so I knew I’d be in…
The virtues of fleece leggings
What do you sew to keep warm when it’s 10 degrees outside and the snow is drifting up in the backyard in Seussian proportions? Might I suggest fleece leggings? Sure, it’s easy enough to pick up a pair of fleece lined leggings, but they come in a limited number of colors and almost no patterns….
