Good morning! I really must do something about my penchant for overestimating my productiveness. I was so excited to share a tutorial for this dress I made, and though I have all the photos snapped, alas, time got away from me so it will have to wait until Wednesday (I think I can get it done by then). It's the same dress I made last week, but this time the placket is more or less in the center. Very spring-like, no? Which is okay since it's supposed to get up to sixty degrees in Seattle ... Read more
Sewing for Me: A Linen Top + Ginger Jeans Muslin
I almost forgot how to set up the tripod, it's been so long since I've inundated you with selfies. So today, I've got a double-whammy with a stripey linen top made using this lovely book (it turns out I was misleading on instagram and showed the wrong book) and a quick and dirty muslin of the Ginger Jeans by Closet Case Patterns. I can't help but make these maternity-esque tops - I just love them so and my stomach is free to hang out in its natural state. Comfort is key, and just ... Read more
Monday Outfit: The Persistence Dress
Good morning! Well, this was a dress that tested my patience. It doesn't look like much, does it? I mean, it's perfectly fine...it is a very basic dress, after all. Yet, I couldn't get much right. First of all, notice that the front placket is decidedly shifted over to the right. I measured and re-measured, and still this happened, so I'm not sure what the deal is here. This is how it's supposed to be, modeled in the book: Second, I intended to make this out of a cotton ... Read more
Monday Outfit: More Perri Pullovers
Good morning, friends! I should just call this the month of tees and be done with it. It's all K seems to wear and they're so easy to whip up that I default to sewing one form of knits-based top or another. These two tops are sewn from the Cali Faye Perri Pullover pattern. I've used this once before in an impractical metallic faux leather combo, which of course has never been worn since last May. I actually made the burgundy one back in September of last year and completely forgot about ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Frogtastic
Happy MLK Jr. Day to those of you in the US! K has the day off so I'm quickly rattling off today's rather crafty garment. Post-Christmas, K became the proud Mama of two fire-bellied toads. Meet Camouflage (or maybe this one's Muddy, we can't tell): Here's K pretending to be amphibious: The frog craze has set in, and K is all about these little green critters. Speaking of critters, no one warned me that they eat crickets. This has made me very unhappy, particularly when we had a ... Read more