Category: Sewing

  • OAL 2016

    Get ready to get crafty. The third annual Outfit-Along is right around the corner! June 1st – July 31st. The Outfit-Along is a combination of a sew-along and a knit-along with the goal being to make a complete outfit. My co-host, Lauren from LLADYBIRD, will be covering the sewing portion, and I do the knitting…

  • Me Made May Days 3-10

    Day 3: Marion + Floral Linen Circle Skirt – Day 4: Grey Marion + Simplicity 1803 Day 5: Vianne + Chambray Butterick 5748 – Day 6: Hetty + Yellow Circle Skirt Day 7: Linen Butterick 4685 – Day 8: Zinnia + Pre-blog PJ Pants Day 9: Vianne + Vogue 8766 – Day 10: Penelope +…

  • Floral Linen Circle Skirt

    A few years ago, a bolt of beautiful floral linen caught my eye when I went to the fabric store for thread. It was pretty pricey and I had never sewn with linen, so I resisted it the first time. The next time I went in for some bias tape, it was still there and…

  • Me Made May Days 1-2

    I’m participating in Me Made May again this year! My goal is to wear at least one piece every day this month that I sewed or knit and document it. At this point it’s not a huge challenge to wear handmade every day, especially now that I’ve got more warm-weather pieces, but documenting my projects…

  • Vintage Pledge 2016 Plans

    I’m participating in the Vintage Pledge again this year. Are you? If you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s a low-key event where everyone makes a pledge of their own choice related to working with their vintage and vintage-reproduction patterns. It’s a good way to motivate yourself to actually use those patterns instead of just hoarding them.…