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LEATHER SANDALS  | the espadrilles kit

LEATHER SANDALS | the espadrilles kit

  Have you ever made shoes? Or leather sandals? In a way, it’s like making underwear, in the sense that it’s hard to know where or how you’d even ...
the great contributor search 2019

the great contributor search 2019

MNWFS seeking DGSB (or, Married Native/White mix Female Sewist seeking Diverse Group of Sewing Bloggers) Do you love sewing and posting all about y...
thank you for being here

thank you for being here

I was just looking through my past blog posts and was a bit surprised when I realized that it’s been just over a year – 14 months, to be exact – s...
March make: Upcycled Ginger Jeans | sewn

March make: Upcycled Ginger Jeans | sewn

You know those sewing projects that you think about for a long time, and you mull them over in your head, but you just keep finding other sewing p...
Phinney Ridge Cardi in merino from The Fabric Store over a Ballet Top DELPY

February make: Phinney Ridge "library sweater" | sewn

The sewing project I chose for February just so happened to fit in with #ProjectSewIt – a sweater - and I believe my next couple months do too, whi...
January make: Sophie Hines matching bra + panties | sewn

January make: Sophie Hines matching bra + panties | sewn

For my January make, I decided to focus on bras and panties. I sew all my clothes, and my old bras and underpants were in a real sad state. They h...
Hudsons + Anegada = love!

Hudsons + Anegada = love!

I made a too-cool-for-school Ms. Sporty Sporterson sweat suit. I love it, and I do believe it loves me back. The combination of the Hudson Joggers...
Sew DIY Lou Box Dress | sewn

Sew DIY Lou Box Dress | sewn

What can I say, I LOVE my Lou Box Dress! I was actually not at all in the market to test any patterns when I happened to come across Beth’s call f...
the best podcasts to listen to while sewing (or doing anything, really) | podcasts

the best podcasts to listen to while sewing (or doing anything, really) | podcasts

(updated July 19, 2019) Do you listen to podcasts when you sew? I love, LOVE, L-O-V-E podcasts and I consume a lot of them! I work from home to de...
halfmoon ATELIER muscle tee union st hey june madewell

modified Union St. Tee in bamboo jersey | sewn

I made a muscle tee in this dreamy tissue weight bamboo knit jersey from The Confident Stitch. This tee was inspired by the Madewell crewneck muscle tee and is based off the Union St. Tee sewing pattern by Hey June Handmade, with several modifications of my own.
Chiffon dress from Kate Bias Top | sewn

Chiffon dress from Kate Bias Top | sewn

Back in August, I had my first experience on the “Tester” side of pattern testing. I was invited to test the Kate Bias Top by Just Patterns. Just P...
me made may 2017 | week 4

me made may 2017 | week 4

We made it through the month! Well....I kind of did. I skipped taking any photos the last weekend of the month. Did I cheat? Well, yes, kind of.....