• Coat-in-a-day

    outfit 1 – coat: self-made, pattern here* // dress: self-made, blogged here // shoes: Swedish Hasbeens outfit 2 – same coat // jeans: self-made, pattern here // shoes: Minnetonka *I received this pattern free of charge from Named and all thoughts, opinions, anecdotes, and sewing mishaps are my own. Guys,…

  • Peplumsy

    top: Vogue 8815 // shorts: American Eagle  I have three favorite things about this pattern. 1) It legit takes about twenty minutes to put together. 2) It works great with heavier knits with less stretch (I’ve used ponte both times) even though it was drafted for wovens (you just have to take…

  • An axillary beast

    coat: self-made, pattern here // jeans: self-made, pattern here // top: on the blog soon! // shoes: Swedish Hasbeens I have recently become coat obsessed. I blame Sonja’s coat post from a few weeks ago. I think it’s my way of coping with the sadness of summer being over. Although technically it was 80…

  • de Nîmes

    top: self-made, pattern here // jeans: self-made, pattern here // shoes: Swedish Hasbeens For a while now I’ve wanted to have a mostly handmade wardrobe. I wanted to be able to look down at my outfit and know that I made most of it. A happy percentage for my ego…

  • Burdastyle Sewing Blog contest

    Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to whoever nominated me for Burdastyle’s 50 Best Bloggers for Sewing Enthusiasts contest! I’m having an awesome time checking out some new-to-me blogs on the list. You can cast your votes (you get to pick 20!) here.