A sewing contest can be fun. Especially when you win… I mean, especially when I win 😉 I’m pretty sure I won this one because I really did visualize myself winning, and I put the effort into my submission. The…
Decisions are the worst. When the decision is exciting, that’s all great and dandy, but seriously. Most of the time I just don’t want to make the decision especially when I’m trying to think of the best (or easiest or…
Let’s take a break here from garment sewing and have an interlude of hand stitched art quilting. I really needed a hand stitching project. Like really badly. There was a fabric swap and picnic that I was planning to attend…
I needed new coasters. For guests, ya know? We had these amazing cork trivets from IKEA, but the kids sort of took to throwing them around like frisbees and/or taking bites out of them. So my requirements for new coasters…
When I found out my sister-in-law was (about to be) engaged, I spotted a certain cherry rayon at the store and really couldn’t help myself. I’m a sucker for cherries: eating them, wearing them or otherwise. And I don’t wear…
A year after I stepped foot into garment sewing, I attempted (spoiler alert if you haven’t already read the title of this blog: I also succeeded) to sew a collar. My previous experience sewing collars had been fraught with tears,…
Dreaming of the wide open sea, imagining myself sitting down to eat in the dining hall, sipping a glass of Riesling I decided to make the Olivia blouse pattern by Atelier Jupe. I needed a “dining room” experience dress for…
These shorts. The perfect blend of practicality and feeling pretty. Everything I want to do in them, I can. I can go for a walk, jump up and down, sit cross legged, ride a horse? Go out for dinner, go…
Clothing really does determine what you do. When I wear my rayon challis culottes, I watch what type of surface I sit on. When I wear heeled shoes, I say no to going on a long walk, or any type…
Surprisingly, I wear this sweater vest upwards of 4 times a week! All to the chagrin of my husband who really doesn’t jibe with it, or understand why I do. Honestly, I can’t really explain why I love the Basic…