Creating your own handmade style doesn’t have to be complicated. Get advice on how to sew a capsule wardrobe, play a little wardrobe sudoku, and find handmade wardrobe inspiration from Elizabeth Made This’ own personal sewing projects.
***These jeans are featured in the Nov/Dec 2015/Jan 2016 issue of Altered Couture Magazine.*** I’m always looking for new ways to make a pair of jeans special. Since my first pair, I’ve been utterly ruined by the process, and I’m sure that I’ve boldly declared Scarlett O’Hara style that I’d never buy plain jeans again. …
I think most who sew would agree that whenever good fabric presents itself in whatever form it might currently be in, it’s hard to turn away. Such was the case with this funky vintage oblong tablecloth I picked up at the thrift store for $2.50 a couple of weeks ago. As a collector of vintage …
I’m back! I can’t say that I intended to take a full 6 months away from writing here, but it happened. My family and I have been through a lot of changes in that time that’s taken time away from creative ventures. Everyone is okay now and now that I’ve been able to find some …
I finished my jeans for the Jeans Contest! I’m really pleased with how everything worked out. They were a lot of hard work, but I rather enjoyed switching among 6 different presser feet and no less than 7 different colors of thread and my serger despite it being a bit of a three ring circus. …
When I went to go find something to wear for church this morning, I thought I’d pop on the Colorblocked Vogue 1027, a version of my Background Dress that I made in the spring. Guess what people–it not only still fits, it’s way comfy, and now that I think about it, it’s a perfect maternity dress (no, …
