• brocade + bonus meowser

    February 17, 2017 - By 

    My feline friend came to visit while I was taking photos hehe.  I actually made this skirt ages ago but it’s taken me forever to photograph it. I picked this fabric up at a rummage sale for something like $3. At first it was going to be some kind of zippy…

  • Adventures in drafting – overalls

    February 15, 2017 - By 

    I was sooo sad when my pants drafting class ended. Huge sad face. The class was taught by Lynda Maynard (who also taught the Copying RTW class I took over the summer) and it was so much fun and I feel like a master of crotch fit now. That sounds…

  • Adventures in drafting // christmas dress 2016

    January 30, 2017 - By 

    OHAI. It’s been a while. I realized the other day that while I’ve alluded to certain things, I haven’t actually talked about anything life-related in a while. So here’s a life update in a  nutshell: Last year I decided that my old career was not exactly panning out to be what…

  • Accidental Sashiko

    November 21, 2016 - By 

    There’s a funny story behind this dress. Several months ago I got one of those “Here are all the things your stash needs!” emails from Fabric.com and one of the fabrics pictured caught my eye. I forget the designer (I want to say Robert Kaufman but I might be lying) but…

  • Toasty

    November 2, 2016 - By 

    jacket: pattern here  Was everyone keeping Waffle Patterns a secret from me?? I discovered them a while ago actually, and I remember my impression being that all of her samples looked impeccably, perfectly put together and that I loved the shapes of her garments but wasn’t sure I could pull…