I’ve been noticing a huge number of raglan tees on the streets and on the web lately. It seems they’ve taken over as the t-shirt of the moment. I have to say, that makes me insanely happy. I don’t know what it is about this armhole shape, but I find it quite flattering on most […]
Ahhhh! Fall sewing is in full effect. The Linden Sweatshirt by Grainline Studio is one of my most-sewn garments - I have five in current rotation with another two on my cutting table. This quilted jersey one with added side vents is definitely one of my favorites! But before I get into this post, I want […]
I’m just going to go ahead and throw this out there: I’m not a dress person. Here’s why: I have three kids four and under. I am nursing an infant. I am still self-conscious about my legs. And my pasty-white skin. But whatever, I made a dress anyway. It’s the Inari Tee Dress by Named […]
Making structured bags is something in which I’ve only recently become interested. I don’t really carry a purse, and my diaper bag is a super-functional Land’s End bag that I purchased when Harper was a baby about four years ago. Other than that, I’m kind of a grab-whatever-I-can-find-and-go (even if it’s a grocery bag) kind of […]
(First things first: My Soleil dress pattern is on the Friday Fiver at Crafterhours today! Head there to check it out and find out how to get the pattern for just $5 TODAY, Friday, August 14 ONLY!) (And one other thing! You can still enter to win a copy of Angela Wolf’s Angel Jeans pattern […]
There was a time in my life when I had a closet full of pricey designer jeans. Boot-cut, straight leg, flared, low-rise, high-rise…I had them all. Then, I met my engineer husband who puts everything into a spreadsheet, looks at our budget multiple times daily and gets a text message every time a single dollar […]
Did you know that black and white Nike sneakers (affiliate link) are totally a thing? I recently noticed they were popping up all over the street style pages of Pinterest, so of course, I had to buy some. Don’t believe me? These are just a few of the hundreds of outfits that pop up on Pinterest after […]
I have been wanting a pair of Tencel joggers for quite a while. If you follow me on Pinterest, you know I’ve been pinning these things like a mad person for months. I even bought the fabric (a lovely Robert Kaufman Tencel denim from Fabric Depot’s retail store here in Portland for which I […]
I’ve been sewing some great basics lately, and I’m happy to have found the Cali Faye Collection Basics Pocket Skirt to add to my collection of TNT patterns. I love this skirt because it’s casual and functional (mmmmmm, pockets that don’t bunch up and poke out like I have weird camel bumps on my hips), and […]
I have been on the search for THE perfect cardigan and THE perfect woven tank for years. I’ve tried several different cardigans which were all just okay…but something wasn’t quite right with each one I tried. The closest I came before the one in these photos was a modified Oslo from Seamwork Magazine, but it […]
Okay, first things first. I’m completely aware this Morris Blazer by Grainline Studio is too small for me. It isn’t blatantly obvious when viewed from the front, but the back view - as you’ll see in the last photo - is snug across the shoulders and under the arms. The truth is that when this pattern […]
