A sewing contest can be fun. Especially when you win… I mean, especially when I win ๐ I’m pretty sure I won this one because I really did visualize myself winning, and I put the effort into my submission. The…
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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…
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…
I’m a bit of an ambivert. I love sewing garments, and I nearly equally love sewing quilts. There are a few beautiful quilted jacket patterns (and makes) out there, such as the Parchment Jacket by Closet Core or the Tamarack…
The Allover Florals project was inspired by a few things: This was my first make using this pattern. I made size 8 **** of the just passed the knee version. I used the pattern, as is, with no other hacks…
Lessons from a Fairfield Tiger, of which, there are many! I made this shirt for my husband during the Year of the Tiger ๐ Not because of the Lunar New Year, per se, but because it was something he genuinely…
Until today, I KNEW about the benefits of sewing machine maintenance, such as: But I had never actually EXPERIENCED a maintained sewing machine. I’ve been sewing for 9-10 years on the same machine, majority of my sewing being in the…