Thank you to Nick of Time for providing the fabric for this project, and thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. For 15% off your order from Nick of Time fabrics, use code ALLIE15. It\’s not October without one spooky make, right? I got the idea for this memento mori sweatshirt from…
Archives for October 2018
Altering the Rae for a Flat Waistband (Measure Fabric)
Thank you to Measure Fabric for providing the chambray for this tutorial! Since I\’ve made about a hundred Rae skirts with this modification, and I\’m clearly obsessed, I thought I might as well make a little tutorial for it! It\’s a simple change that I love; it dresses the skirt up a little bit but maintains the…
Spoonflower’s Quick-Sew Project Book (Review + Tutorial)
Hello! I have mentioned before that Spoonflower is right around the corner from me (like, less than 10 minutes from my house) so I always enjoy partnering with them–we\’re neighbors! Today I\’m here to help launch their new Quick-Sew Project Book. The Quick-Sew Project Book contains tutorial-style instructions for 34 different projects of varying skill levels…
Pattern Comparison (Megan Nielsen Ash & Closet Case Ginger)
If you didn\’t see these photos–first start at my post for Harts Fabric! For this post, I\’m comparing the Megan Nielsen Ash Jeans and the Closet Case Gingers, both made out of the same fabric–the Telio Allego stretch denim in black. These are my third or fourth pair of Gingers, so they are starting with…
DIY Raw Denim (aka Higher Standards part 1)
Raw denim jeans before and after wearing, from this great article about the history of raw denim. I used to have this pair of A.P.C. Petit Standards. They were raw denim, zero stretch, mid-rise straight leg jeans, actually unisex. I wore them a ton and loved them. Now, however, they don\’t pass my fit test! When…