• Tutorial: Lady Peggy

    As promised, here’s a tutorial of how I made my navy and red Peggy dress from the Lady Skater pattern. I used thick knits for this but if you decide to use a woven fabric you can still apply the same general technique for the paneled skirt as long as…

  • A simple skirt tutorial

    Want to make a cute super-easy-to-style skirt out of three rectangles (technically four if you count the interfacing, I guess)? I made two versions of this Very Simple Skirtâ„¢(blogged here and here) and several people had asked for a tutorial (which I promised ages ago and I apologize for the…

  • Camera bag pretties

    Sorry, I suck. In my defense, grad school! Anyway, I took a break from all the paper writing to make myself a handy dandy little camera bag. Well, not the bag itself, but the inserts. I realized I’ve been terrified of leaving the house with my very obvious black camera…

  • Camera bag pretties

    Sorry, I suck. In my defense, grad school! Anyway, I took a break from all the paper writing to make myself a handy dandy little camera bag. Well, not the bag itself, but the inserts. I realized I’ve been terrified of leaving the house with my very obvious black camera…

  • Tutorial: Ribbed Man Beanie

    I wanted to make a bunch of beanies as Christmas gifts but I couldn’t find a beanie pattern for men that I liked so I came up with this one. It’s pretty basic and quick so it makes a nice last minute gift. Materials: – ~200 yards worsted weight wool…