We’re back, shoe friends! The latest, greatest, and long-awaited hot pink, very punk, patent leather boots are finally finished! Read all about how I made these, and check out those fantastic laces too!
Read MoreBernette b48 Overlocker/ Coverstitch: Welcome to the Family!
I have some very exciting news today! I’d like to introduce you to my brand new Bernette b48 - and also to announce that I’m the newest member of the Bernina Ambassador team!
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 13: The Hem Party and Finishing Touches
The big day! This week’s post is the last of the dressmaking (though not the last of the wedding dress posts!) - I’m showing you how my friend Jay helped me level off the hem, how a group of eight fabulous sewing ladies got together to help me hand hem the dress, and a few other finishing touches.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 9: Dyeing the Fabric
This week, it’s all about the colors! This was the process I went through to dye the three complimentary layers of my dress’s silk circle skirts - some tricks I learned along the way, and the error in judgement that resulted in the most wonderful wedding arch drapery.
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Handmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)
Tambour Progress again! Here’s the second half of my tambour beading update, with lots and lots of shiny photos! The wedding dress is coming along nicely if I do say so myself!
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The Improv Canvas Backpack
In which our blogger finally gets ‘round to a (Very Belated) post about a canvas backpack. The leather, the hardware, the trials and tribulations of pre-vacation sewing.
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Baby Gifts for Practical Parents
This week, I’ve got a whole set of baby clothes to share with you! Their intended recipient is already nearly grown out of the first size range, but it’s a good thing I’ve made multiple sizes for him!
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One Week Island Style Capsule Wardrobe
This week, I’m showing you EVERYTHING I made for my Rarotonga adventure, plus daily snaps of how I wore, what I wore, and what I didn’t.
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Embroidered Tulle Cut-On Sleeve Shirt
A quick and easy cut-on sleeve top - perfect for summer, in the middle of winter. As you do.
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My Best and Worst Wardrobe Performers
This week, we’re looking back. Consider this a more in-depth look at my Me Made May realizations this year, with a look at what I’ve made that’s still in regular rotation, along with the things that didn’t quite make the cut.
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