Thank you to Measure Fabric for providing the fabric for this project. I have a documented love for Peter Pan collar blouses dating back basically to the verrry beginning of this blog. I think it may be a subconscious holdover…

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Nearly all of my skirts were made with an elastic waist pattern... that I lopped the elastic off of and converted to a flat waistband. That doesn't mean I don't love an elasticated skirt though! Holly ...
Y'all. Y'ALL! Everything I have sewn up to this point--all my swimsuits and underwear and bras and dresses and jeans--it was all leading up to this point. This is the best bikini ever made, I am done ...
Years ago I attempted a Closet Core Sophie Bikini, and hated the way the cups fit, so I made a second version, a press-n-seal dupe of my favorite wired bikini top (from Juicy Couture, duh). This black ...
How do family bloggers take such cute photos of their babies?! I (obviously) think these pictures are adorable, because these are my particular children, but... y'all. Trying to get pictures of your ...
Thank you to Measure Fabric for providing the fabric for this project. I have a documented love for Peter Pan collar blouses dating back basically to the verrry beginning of this blog. I think it may be a subconscious holdover…
In February I wrote up my spring/summer sewing plans and although I didn\’t check off everything on my list, I really enjoyed having my list to refer back to when I was in a slump. I\’m back with a fall/winter…
Thank you to Measure Fabric for providing the fabric for this project. I have a simple project today in a knockout fabric that shows how important fabric choice can be! This skirt is just a simple dirndl-style skirt, that is,…
As a pear-shaped person, I\’ve wound up with a lot of Sewaholic patterns over the years. Generally, whenever they have a sale, I add one or two to my collection–I really should just buy the lot and not have to…
I have a few vintage patterns that I return to again and again and one of them is Simplicity 6820, a 60s trapeze \”Jiffy\” dress that lauds itself on only having \”3 main pattern pieces.\” I\’ve made it a few…
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