I didn’t realize how trendy this pattern was before I made it, I swear. As a 30 year old and former hipster, it kills me when I’m too in tune with the youths. Like will people realize my age and think I’m trying too hard to stay young? I wore this to the club and … Continue reading an accidentally super trendy checkerboard dress
I lost my lint roller that day I guess A series of cascading events lead to the creation of this skirt. Firstly, my grandmother passed away in the summer of 2019, leading me to helping clear out her basement and unearthing a 70s sewing room time capsule. She had apparently sewied consistently from the late … Continue reading the skirt that cured my mental illness
Long time no update, eh? Well I’ve been busy. We had a lovely new years with friends (and won the “bring something to take a picture with” contest by literally bringing a toy camera from the thrift store) and I’ve finally felt the bug to just make stuff. https://www.instagram.com/p/C1koWDyAvX5/?igsh=MWxjZ2E0emlnNHo3bA== I finally picked up this table … Continue reading progress report 3
Here it is. In writing. On the internet. So I have to do it. I actually love new years resolutions and challenges. I know a lot of people hate them because they fail them every year or they feel they don’t work, and that’s totally valid. If your resolution is “go to the gym”, you’re … Continue reading new year, same me: sewing goals for 2024
First of all, hope you’re having a lovely new year. It has only been a day, so chances are high that it has been a positive 2024 so far. I want to preface this post with a couple things. First, I know everyone and their mom with an internet account does a yearly wrap up. … Continue reading a review of 2023
I made one of those fancy shmancy quilted jackets with minimal quilting experience and you can too! And honestly if I can do it, you sure can. Tip 1: balloon up your confidence. You’ve decided to make it so you can. When it comes down to it, the biggest hurdle is persevering through the boring … Continue reading i made a quilted jacket and you can too~
my quilted barn coat / 50s housecoat sewing pattern / rosery apparel ig / spaghetti western skirt / lips bag / moth eaten wool skirt visible mend / plaid tights / bog coat diy / Louisa Clark by dawoon / thursday boot / nuit turtleneck dress / barbie top pattern / helena bonham carter / … Continue reading fall/winter 2023 sewing plans
Admission of guilt time: I hadn’t used my sewing machine for months before this project. To be honest, I kind of lost my passion for sewing for a little bit there and also my studio was absolute chaos so every time I stepped into the room I got anxious. Did I fix it? I mean … Continue reading nightwear as daily wear
Rootin’ tootin’ Electric Forest is definitely the biggest event in our household every year, and every year we go harder. I started planning my Valentines Cowboy costume late last year and was still working on it until the week of the event (the last weekend of June). That’s also due to other life stuff getting … Continue reading Electric Cowboys at Electric Forest
This year for Halloween I underestimated the time it would take to complete all my costume pieces yet again. My best friend and I recently watched a ton of Dracula films and had been reading Dracula Daily while it was running, so I kind of had vampires on the mind this year. In homage to … Continue reading A two for one pattern review
Dropout Daisy 