I did it! I made skinny jeans! For K! This was a labor of love folks, because let me tell you, these jeans required some sweat, blood and loss of sleep (I am very protective of my sleep). Well, okay, mostly loss of sleep. And only because I decided to start sewing this in the late afternoon and once I got going, I was having too much fun to stop until I was done. I opted to go with the no zip, half-fly option, and that was a good move since trying to install a zipper might have meant no ... Read more
Happy Friday + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Here in Washington, grocery stores and many retail stores charge five cents per bag if you don't bring your own to carry out your produce or miscellaneous household items. A pragmatic and environmentally sound move, but I'm constantly forgetting to bring my handy nylon eco bags because they're always filled with library books. Between the accumulating nickel charges and overdue library fines, I'm sure I'm frittering away enough money to feed a small country. I've been thinking that I need to ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Werebear?
Good morning, friends! I present you the down-to-the-wire, who-knows-what-the-heck-this-is costume. I cut out the main faux fur on Halloween eve, then petered out after an hour, and finally put it all together with additional fake fur trimming after school just in time for a 6:30pm trick-or-treat meet-up with friends. Despite my attempt to make a werewolf ensemble, when K tried on the in-progress costume, she exclaimed, "Oh, it looks like a bear! I love it!" I've decided to call it a ... Read more
Sewing for Me: All About the Comfy
Hudson, meet Renfrew. I'd planned on having these Hudson pants done last week as part of the Perfect Pattern Parcel #6, but I already discussed my land-of-the-unicorns approach to my sewing output level (read: completely fantasy-based). But here we are, just a mere seven days later and voila, the comfiest lounge pants known to mankind. And look, I'm branching out and trying a new position other than my usual awkward standing. I give you awkward sitting. I love wearing these because ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Halloween Ninja
Good morning, friends! Every year, I seem to end up making two Halloween costumes for K. This, I've realized, is because I never finish the main costume in time for the annual Halloween bash held at her school (which was this past weekend), so I resort to frantically sewing something quick and effortless. Enter Ninja K. I'm quite impressed with K's idea for origami ninja stars. I helped her make them, and we used the pinwheel instructions similar to this one since that's what we ... Read more