• More collar love

    February 18, 2013 - By 

    dress: self-made // tights: Modcloth // belt: Modcloth // boots: Boutique 9 Anyway, I think this might be my favorite of the Burda 7739 bunch I’ve made. I also think it might be safe to say that I’m a little obsessed with this pattern, considering I’ve already made it three…

  • The sketching stage

    February 16, 2013 - By 

    I’m working on some fun stuff this weekend. I bought this fabric a week ago but I’ve been too scared to cut into it since I don’t have a pattern for this project and it’s been a while since I’ve free-handed a garment sans pattern. Yesterday I sat down and…

  • On not standing in the way of goals

    February 5, 2013 - By 

    I made another Sorbetto top! Actually technically I just harvested the guts from my turquoise Sorbetto and used black knit instead. There are going to be some changes around here in the near future. I mentioned wanting to blog more in my New Year’s resolutions post and then again when…

  • De-bubbling

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    This summer I visited my sister and she handed me a monstrosity of a garment and asked if I wanted it. I glanced at the bubble skirt, the white and silver buttons that completely clashed with the beigey material, and winced. But then I noticed the adorable collar detailing, remembered…

  • Shoe rescue – Part 2

    January 30, 2013 - By 

    Don’t you love it when you order something fully expecting it to take 635 business days to arrive or some nonsense and then three days later it’s snuggled in your mailbox just waiting for you? I do. When we last left off on the fascinating saga of my Lottas, they…