One of my favorite parts about living in Durham is visiting the new spots that seem to pop up every week. The Durham Hotel is not new, it\’s been open for a year or so, but I just recently learned of their…

sewing & style
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 ...
One of my favorite parts about living in Durham is visiting the new spots that seem to pop up every week. The Durham Hotel is not new, it\’s been open for a year or so, but I just recently learned of their…
Welcome to week two of New Year, New Wardrobe! This week I\’m tackling color palette before briefly touching on what I currently have in my handmade closet. I have a pretty good idea of what colors I want to focus…
While working on the round-up of my 2016 vintage garments, I started thinking about getting started in vintage sewing. Two of my first ever makes were vintage dresses, so I\’ve basically always been interested in vintage sewing and the 50s…
I mentioned Sunday that I was planning on doing something a little different, and here I am with a little four-part mini-series entitled \”New Year, New Wardrobe\”–just like this month\’s Social Sew. If you aren\’t a fan of introspective/wardrobe planning…
Thank you to Stash Builder Box for providing the supplies for this post. I don\’t sew much with quilting-weight cotton. Although I used to make all my clothes with quilting cotton, now that I\’m generally more confident in the success…
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