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Camp Workroom Social Recap
How should I write about my Camp Workroom Social experience? Where do I even begin? What happens at Camp Workroom Social stays at Camp Workroom Social? It was such a great experience that I don’t really know where to start. I don’t use the word magical lightly, but it was so special and magical, that you kind of just had to be there. How about I just start from the beginning? Camp Workroom Social was the brainchild of Jennifer Wiese of the sewing studio Workroom Social in Brooklyn, NY. I found out about it through someone I follow on Instagram who had made a pair of Ginger Jeans. The rabbit hole that followed, led me to a class…
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Geometric Print Staple Dress
Hello! I guess it’s time for my monthly post. I made this dress back in July and I CAN believe that I have not blogged about it yet, because I had a very busy Summer. There were weddings and going away parties, then my ukulele classes started up again. Also, my new job continues to keep me as busy as ever. I CAN’T believe I haven’t blogged about this dress yet, because I love it so much and have worn it A LOT. I think I had worn it 3 times already before I even took photos in it and I have continued to wear it about once a week ever since. Pattern- April Rhodes Staple Dress purchased from Nido, when I…
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Porch Swing Cushions
Remember my porch swing from my garden tour post? I finally made the cushions that I’d been wanting make! Details- Pillow Pattern– I made the pillows the way I always make them (my tutorial is here), except this time the pillow were 20 inches instead of 18 inches. Cushion Cover Pattern– I made the cushion covers the same way I made the airstream cushion covers. Fabric– I got the umbrella fabric for free. It was a heavier weight home decor cotton, so it was perfect for this project. I didn’t have enough of it for the cushions and the pillows, so the pillows and cushion are navy blue on the opposite sides. I bought…
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Simply Sewing Magazine Feature
I have been reading Tilly and Buttons, since I started sewing clothes a few years ago and have watched her publish a book and be on the Great British Sewing Bee. She’s a sewing celeb in the online sewing world and I am a big fan. I discovered Madalynne’s blog more recently, but was so impressed with her beautiful photos and wonderful content. She specializes in bra-making, which I have yet to delve into, but I know where I’ll go for info when I do. Deborah of the blog DFabrication is new to me, but apparently she was on the 3rd season of the Great British Sewing Bee. I need to…
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Me-Made-May ’15 Recap
Hi strangers! Here is my slightly belated Me-Made-May ’15 recap! I sort of half assedly participated in this year’s Me-Made-May. So half assedly, that I never even really announced that I was doing it. So the least I can do is a little recap! In case you don’t know what Me-Made-May is, it’s something Zoe from the blog So Zo’ What Do You Know came up with several years ago, that has gained a lot of traction with the online sewing community. The idea is that you pledge to wear items you made yourself for the month of May. Many pledge to wear something handmade everyday, but the amount and frequency…
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Colette Patterns Moneta “Kentucky Derby” Dress
I recently made my first Colette Patterns Moneta dress and I can see why the blogisphere is abuzz about it. I made mine out of this fun “horse and jockey” vintage knit fabric that was in my stash (courtesy of Flower). It still had the dollar price tag on it from Goodwill. I made version 1 with the roll collar from the Moneta extras pdf. I had used an extra pocket design for Matt’s Negroni shirt, so again, you gotta love Colette Patterns for all the extras you get. Participating in the Wardrobe Architect exercises this year, has already helped me pinpoint that I need, and want, more knits in my wardrobe. Making this dress only…
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Wardrobe Architect 2015- March: Planning my Sewing
Since we cleaned out our closets last month, this month’s Wardrobe Architect goal was to find the holes in our wardrobes and plan what we are going to sew. I’m adding an additional challenge to that; to use fabric and patterns I already have. As a result, there will still be some holes in my wardrobe, but at least I can use up some fabric and make room (in the budget and my studio) for new fabric later. I went kind of old school in my documenting and planning process and just pulled out all my patterns and all my fabric and then starting pairing things together. Some fabric I already had plans…
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Wardrobe Architect 2015- February: Cleaning Out My Closet
In continuing with the Wardrobe Architect series, February’s challenge was to clean out our closets. There has been some interesting discussion, related to this month’s topic, about minimalism. I love what Jacqui from the blog Birds of Thread had to say about it. Like Jacqui, I grew up collecting things. As a child, I always wanted the doll that had a million accessories. As a teen, it was comic books and action figures. In my twenties, it was pretty much anything vintage. As a photographer, it’s images. If you look around my studio, a lot of these phases of my life are represented and as Jacqui says about her own “curated” items, they bring me a lot of joy.…
