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2025 Year in Review
So much has changed since I started this blog back in 2012. That was the early days of indie pattern designers such as Colette (now Seamwork), Closet Case (now Closet Core), and Grainline Studio. It was the heyday of blogs—sewing blogs for me—and discovering them felt so special. I’m so thankful for the sewing community I got to become a part of; the real friendships that formed out of it and all of the opportunities to attend sewing retreats with Camp Workroom Social or at Maker’s Hideaway. But online, it’s a different landscape now. If you aren’t monetizing somehow, it all seems like a lot of work (and expense) to…
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Joanie Top
Here’s a make that should have ended up on the blog a long time ago: Sew Liberated’s Joanie Top! When this shirt came out last year, I sewed it up right away. It’s everything I had been looking for in a short sleeve button up and has that classic, timeless look that I love. Details Pattern Sew Liberated Joanie Top Fabric This fabric had been sitting in my stash since 2018, just looking for the right project (and this was it)! I remember that I got it at District Fabric, when they were still here in Seattle, because it was one of the first outings with my Seattle sewing group!…
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Arlo Track Jackets
Here are some goofy AF pictures of me in a couple of Friday Pattern Co. Arlo Track Jackets I made to go with my Pacific Leggings and Dunbar Top sets! Details Pattern Friday Pattern Co. Arlo Track Jacket Fabric Sweatshirt fleece from rom Stylemaker Fabrics Size traced and sewn I made the blue one first and graded from a large at the bust to an XL at the waist. The second version (the gray and black one) is a straight size L and the medium length. Pattern adjustments None. Construction notes For some reason, I was confused by the pocket construction at first (maybe because I was at a sewing…
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Matt’s Birthday Negroni #4
Since Matt and I live together (and have for over fifteen years), I have never been able to make him anything as a surprise. A well timed sewing weekend at Maker’s Hideaway finally gave me the the opportunity to do so! Details Pattern Colette Patterns Negroni Fabric Wool flannel shirting fabric from the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store in Milwaukie, Oregon I bought this fabric when I was down there for Portland Frocktails in 2019. My friend Kassi was still living there then and took me to all of her favorite fabric stores in the area. Pendleton fabric is very nice but notoriously expensive, so I was saving it until I…
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2022 Year in Review
Looking back, I’ve gotten spotty with these “Year in Review” posts. I’m not sure where 2021 even went. That last few years have been a bit nuts, right? If only I had written a post last year and could jog my memory… That said, 2022 must be reviewed. A lot happened last year and I want to get it all down while it is somewhat fresh in mind! Let’s start with the biggest, most consuming thing in 2022, our remodel. Remodel After 15 years of living in this house and doing a lot of work to the outside of the house (new fence, greenhouse, countless raised beds), we finally started…
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Olive Ginger Cords
2022 was a good year for me to work on the gap in my handmade wardrobe that was pants! After I made my Black Ginger Jeans, I went right into sewing these next (so yes, I have been sitting on these photos for about a year). I have sewn quite a few pairs of Ginger Jeans, but never with corduroy. In fact, I don’t think I’d ever sewn anything with corduroy before this! Details Pattern Closet Core Patterns Mid-rise Ginger Jeans Fabric Stretch cotton corduroy in dark olive from Blackbird Fabrics Size traced and sewn Size 14 View B (skinny legs) Pattern adjustments Added 3″ to length (I’m 5′ 10″)…
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Sleeveless Sew Over It Vintage Shirt Dress
Before Summer officially ends—and it feels like that time is closing in—I must share one of my favorite make of this season: a sleeveless version of my now TNT Sew Over It Vintage Shirt Dress pattern. Let’s talk about the fabric first, as I feel like that is what makes this dress. Details Fabric The fabric I used is the Workroom Social Rayon Challis – Pin Play in Navy and Dusk designed by Whitney Crutchfield, Camp Workroom Social counselor and founder of We Gather (commission textiles, diy kits, and workshops), which makes this fabric even more special to me, because Whitney is the best. Also, Workroom Social’s rayon challis doesn’t…
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Black CustomFit Inlet Cardigan
I knit a black cardigan. Am I crazy? Maybe. Was it worth it? I think so! Knitting a sweater takes me a long time. My average is about a year. This CustomFit Inlet Cardigan by Amy Herzog took me a year and half to knit. I am a slow knitter, but I am also not one of those knitters who knits everywhere all the time. Mostly, I knit in front of the TV. We have been remodeling our house and were without a living room for six months, so my knitting really took a nose dive. It also didn’t help that, at times, I just wasn’t that into this project.…
