• Panic sewing for the ballet

    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…

  • Mystery fabric contest 2018

    I’m so excited to FINALLY post this, considering I finished it back in April! Last year’s mystery fabric contest was cocktail themed, and I ended up with some light blue cotton sateen and THE most horrendous crunchy aqua/teal lace that didn’t match at all. It was seriously awful. At first…

  • Christmas dress

    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…

  • Oh hello!

    sweater: Eliot by Helen’s Closet // jeans: self-drafted Holy crap it’s been a long time since I blogged. I had JUST gotten settled into a routine at our new apartment and had just found a couple great spots for blog photos… and then we got a puppy. I had literally…

  • Modified Linden + FN planner pages

    top: Linden by Grainline // jeans: Jamie by Named I can’t remember where I got the idea for this top specifically, but I think it was around the time I discovered hi-low tops and immediately decided I needed an altered Linden. I’ve made a whole bunch of these at this…