There is a beautiful woman I see nearly every morning during my walk. Her hair is the shade of honey-infused lemon and I haven't been able to discern the color of her eyes, but I'm guessing they're blue. Slim, with delicate, symmetrical facial features and perfectly shiny, unfrizzy hair (I'm a bit obsessed with shiny, unfrizzy hair, if you haven't noticed - my own tresses are channeling Einstein's), she looks like an aristocratic, polished Barbie. I've never seen her smile, but I'd bet ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Coral Giraffe Print
Good morning! This week, I decided to sew up something that I knew K would absolutely love. It's knit, it's animal print, and it's bright. The trifecta of success. This tiered tunic is from this book, and because the largest size goes up to only 125cm and K is squarely a size 130cm now, I added 4cm to the length. I need to try to sew more from this book before K completely outgrows it -- so far I've sewn this and this and this from it and there are a few more that's on my sewing docket! ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I got this beautiful hellebore plant a little while ago and wanted to capture the lovely transition from creamy white to this gorgeous dusty pink. Since I possess an industrial-strength black thumb, it's already dying -- I love plants so much, but they all immediately wither under my care. I'm a little insecure about this inability of mine to nurture flora, as if it's some serious character flaw that reflects my ineptitude to nurture all living things (i.e. my ... Read more
Front Placket Dress Tutorial
Well, here it is (this one's for you, Lucinda): the tutorial I meant to post on Monday from this awesome, awesome book that has rapidly become my favorite. This tutorial is very long and is purely a reference post, but it could also be an interesting way to see the Japanese text translated. I just hope it's helpful in some way. I approached this in a way that seemed most practical to me, but let me know if you have recommendations and suggestions for improvements. I want to do more of these ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Front Placket Dress Revisited
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