So a few months ago, my ballet teacher announced she was organizing an outing to see Jewels at Boston Ballet. I dug out my green dupioni silk dress I made for my sister’s wedding in 2022, was delighted that it fit again post baby #2, and that was that. And…
A couple months ago I got my hands on an old retired wool kilt, and made plans to rip it apart to make something out of it. I figured I’d have enough for jacket or skirt, and then realized that I would never wear a plaid jacket and dropped that…
dress: Bettine by Tilly (slightly altered) This summer I became super obsessed with double gauze. I especially love Kokka Echino and other Japanese prints but most of what I found was either too bright and busy to be easy to wear or looked like it would make super cute pajamas.…
This is a pretty simple dress but I want like ten of them. These are definitely my most-worn garments the past few months and I love them so much. There’s not too much to say about them though. I started with Stretch and Sew 1500, which we used in my…
My friend and I throw this party every year. She doesn’t sew but is very artistic so we like to make costumes together. The past few years, we’ve basically come up with party themes based on what kind of dresses/costumes/outfits we want to make. This year’s was A Midsummer Night’s Dream.…