Rake and Make Rake and Make

Crafting a Happy and Homegrown Life

  • Home
  • MAKES
  • URBAN FARMING
  • FARM TO TABLE
  • About
  • Contact
  • Home
  • MAKES
  • URBAN FARMING
  • FARM TO TABLE
  • About
  • Contact
  • sewing

    Zebra La Brea Tee

    July 29, 2020 / No Comments

    I have begun to reach for the knit items in my wardrobe almost exclusively after months of working from home. As the weather has warmed up, I have also started to get sick of wearing the same couple of knit tees over and over again, so I realized I needed more knit t-shirts. Stores have started opening back up recently, but when I decided I wanted my next make to be the Halfmoon Atelier La Brea Tee, most were still closed. If there was ever a time I was grateful for my fabric stash it’s now. I had just the fabric for it in my stash. Even better is that…

    Read More
    Lilly

    You May Also Like

    Flower’s first post- Making a pattern, otherwise known as winging it!

    March 22, 2012

    Sugaring Season- 4 days of Maple Syrup Making

    April 16, 2014

    Schoolhouse Craft Fall Conference 2013 Recap

    September 24, 2013
  • finished project,  sewing

    French Navy Stellan Tee

    August 7, 2019 / 6 Comments

    I’m still on the kick of sewing things that I will actually wear a lot. What that means, is that I am sewing a lot of basics. Or as it’s called in the sewing world “cake”, which is the opposite of “frosting” (fancy dresses and things that may not get worn as often). Read this post here, if you really want to learn more about what that means. Anyway, this is probably one of the most basic things I have ever made: a plain gray t-shirt! And you know what? I love it! When I wear stuff like this, no one even asks me if I made what I am…

    Read More
    Lilly

    You May Also Like

    2015 Goals

    January 2, 2015

    Thrifty Gardening Tip: Free Wood Chips!

    July 22, 2013

    Happy Birthday Rake and Make… and Goals for 2013!

    February 19, 2013