me in Katniss’ tribute parade dress my roomie made Effie Trinket’s amazing Alexander McQueen butterfly dress (yes those are individual butterfly wings and yes she’s promised to do a guest post on how she did it.) my sister as Johanna Mason in the Mockingjay promos boyfriend as Cinna roomie’s brother as…
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Not-so-secret pajamas // Perfect Pattern Parcel #6
Why yes, that is Norma’s book I’m reading there. Getting ready to dive into that Marlborough bra as soon as hungerween madness ends! pants: Hudson pants, pattern by True Bias // shirt: no idea *I received this pattern for free through in exchange for helping to spread the word about…
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Love at first stitch // book review + giveaway
*I was sent a copy of Love at First Stitch free of charge and all opinions, egregious sewing blunders, and mischievous plots are my own. From Love at First Stitch by Tilly Walnes, © 2014 by Tilly Walnes. Reprinted by arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications Inc.,…
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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,…
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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…