Today\’s dress is Simplicity 1795, a kimono-sleeved party dress from 1956 (and available on etsy if you want one too). I made this a while ago and wore it to a sorority formal: sewing blogger tip: blogging is easy when you just…

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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 ...
Today\’s dress is Simplicity 1795, a kimono-sleeved party dress from 1956 (and available on etsy if you want one too). I made this a while ago and wore it to a sorority formal: sewing blogger tip: blogging is easy when you just…
Hello! I am back from my extended thesis-writing hiatus. I read a lot of books and typed a lot of words and didn\’t do a whole lot of sewing. Some things I did sew: I turned a sheet into something…
so I made another laurel, what are you going to do about it? Lacy Laurel, Lilly Laurel, Liberty Laurel… I love my laurel pattern, it fits so nicely out of the packet and it is so easy. Introducing my dress…
aka what I will be living in this summer. Prepare for this blog to get reeeeal redundant–I\’m so in love with the Laurel that I think you\’ll be seeing a few more variation of that pattern soon! I\’ve also perfected…
I made a thing!It is the same, but different, as another thing I made! I used the Simplicity 2154 blouse pattern in a size 8 after making a teeny tiny one in a 6 (omg it was so tiny) and…
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