Happy Friday! First of all, I'm still in a daze from all the amazing comments these past few days - I believe the world's kindest, smartest and awesomest people read my blog. Thank you. Secondly, the announcement of the Halloween-y Fabrics giveaway: random generator number #12, Niki! Congrats, and you should have received an email from me already. I loved the Walter White costume idea, though yes, I agree that it's probably an eyebrow-raiser for a ... Read more
Halloween Plans + Giveaway [CLOSED]
October! I can't believe it. One minute I'm going on and on about summer on the cusp of ending and now it's full-blown autumn. The first day of October always compels me to start thinking about Halloween, and this year K has requested an owl costume. What you see here is the second ever Halloween costume I made in 2008 (I talked about the first here), and this one was sewn with a proper sewing machine using jersey knit and mesh. It was a right mess. Batgirl, just in case it's not obvious. ... Read more
Giveaway: Pinkish Floral Fabrics [CLOSED]
It's been a while since I've done a giveaway, hasn't it? Because I consigned quite a bit of fabric at Our Fabric Stash recently (which I have yet to talk about), my overflow of fabrics is starting to look a teensy bit more manageable so there may not be too many more of these giveaways... I was noticing some runway looks with watercolor prints popping up on Pinterest, and remembered this Alexander Henry "Mona Floral" fabric. I think I bought it because it reminded me of my duvet cover ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Debbie’s Birthday Dress Hack + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Good morning, friends, how is this Labor Day Monday (if you're in the US) treating you so far? Today, I'm excited to share some pattern re-mixing that I've been experimenting with - I think it's a fun one. If you remember, I've made the sewpony's Debbie's Birthday dress quite a few times here and here. It's such a great basic design and views 1 and 2 are darling, but I absolutely love that the modification possibilities are endless. I've been wanting to make a version with sleeves ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness (+ giveaway winner!)
Happy Friday! It's been an amorphous sort of week. My mom is gone, leaving a massive creative trail of handmade things in her wake, and we are feeling listless and aimless since her departure. Plus, K had no scheduled activity whatsoever so we did a lot of lounging. The little art piece I did up there has nothing to do with anything, really, but I had forgotten that I made it until I was searching for another image in my archives, and thought it had a nice end-of-the-week vibe about it. ... Read more