I made a wrap dress last year and it wasn’t great. I was determined to try again, so I started shopping around for a pattern with a little more shaping for the bust. As I was shopping around for a wrap dress pattern, I was overwhelmed by the amount of options. I

I was going to title this “Winter Plans” but, uh, it’s mid-February, and I feel like “plans” isn’t quite accurate, since I likely won’t get to every project. I’m hoping these garments will fill some holes in my everyday wardrobe. I made up a couple nice dresses in the last few months,

Autumn, remember autumn? It feels like so long ago. Way back in September – way back before we moved into our new house, Em and I went to America, celebrated the winter holidays, sold my parents’ house, Em and I came back from America – ya, way back then, I made a

I’m a planner when it comes to sewing. Usually when I see something I like, I think about how to make it work with the patterns or fabric I already have, and I usually have to see lots of versions I love before I buy a new pattern, because I have so

After following the online sewing community for a couple of years, I’ve notice a big gap between contemporary styles and vintage sewing. I love vintage style and I want to wear it every day. What I don’t want is to do a full face of makeup everyday, let alone a beehive or

Happy October! September was a bit of a strange sewing month for me, so rather than my usual makes breakdown, this post will chat through my disappointments and victories. I sewed separates! And knit fabrics! But I attempted five garments and only finished three. My biggest failures came at the beginning of the

I’ve been sick this week and have had some pretty crazy dreams – like the one where my friend got dehydrated and his lungs froze and broke off, but everything was fine. Pretty weird stuff. This morning, though, I woke up from a sweet and pleasant dream. I’m now dreaming about dressmaking.