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A few weeks ago Abby from Dutch Label Shop contacted me to do a guest blog and for a product review. If you don’t know,

June 19, 2017 5 Comments

Pattern hacking

All of my t-shirts have been slowly wearing out, so at the moment, I have t-shirts on the brain. You know what that means, right?

June 19, 2017 14 Comments

Dye

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.

June 12, 2017 28 Comments

My makes

Hey, I sewed chiffon and it wasn’t all that bad! In keeping with my very loose goal of trying to wear more skirts, I added

June 5, 2017 19 Comments

Refashion it

I’ve been waiting for Patternreview’s Upcycle Contest. It’s no secret that I love to work with upcycled materials, so I jumped on the idea of

May 29, 2017 22 Comments

My makes

Happy Mother’s Day! In honor of the day, I’ve been up to a lot of Mommy and Me business this week. First up is DG

May 14, 2017 18 Comments

My makes

Do you have a type of garment that you’ve made consistently throughout your sewing life? Aprons are one of those things that I’ve made throughout

May 14, 2017 4 Comments

Refashion it

This diy lion hoodie and Very Shannon Sally dress are two of the projects I’ve made for my kids of late. The dress was for

May 10, 2017 4 Comments

Pattern hacking

I managed to eek out 2 more tops before the April 30th deadline for Faye’s Pops That Top sewalong. Here’s my Kommatia Patterns bodysuit and

April 27, 2017 14 Comments