I'm always up for a good pattern hack, I think it might even be programmed into my DNA. I'm insanely jealous of the person who can roll out ten dresses assembly-line style that differ only by...
Read MoreLife has been crazy and busy lately. Mr Rae and I have both been traveling a lot since the year began, and Hugo was super-sick (again) this week with an ear infection, cough, and...
Read MoreStarted these last year as part of a larger Pants-Shorts Experiment (an experiment that included two pairs of shorts, a fitted cropped ankle pant, and a pair of flared corduroy pants, none...
Read MoreHey look I made a new maxi dress! This is technically my first "make" for 2016.This dress is great but the thing that really makes you go WOW is the fabric, which...
Read MoreI spent this past weekend in Palm Springs, and it was so, so fun!! It's going to be tricky to try and encapsulate the weekend with a blog post, but I'm going...
Read MoreI made new curtains for Hugo's nursery recently using the clementine print from my baby wale cord line for Cloud9, Small World. This gives me an excuse to show you...
Read MoreNot much to say about this one except HEY LOOK I MADE THIS BEATRIX and YES IT'S A BIT OUT OF SEASON but WON'T IT BE LOVELY WHEN SPRING COMES AND...
Read MoreAt the beginning of last year I had a ridiculously long list of things I wanted to sew. I also had a baby who was less than a year old...
Read MoreI spent the week before last in San Francisco filming for Creativebug, a video streaming DIY/educational website that features all kinds of amazing artists showing you how to make stuff (it's subscription-based,...
Read MoreWendy Ward is a UK pattern designer who caught my attention earlier this year on Instagram. Wendy designs sewing patterns and sells them in her shop, MIY Collection, in both...
Read MoreIn an earlier post, I shared my plans to make a pair of Luna Pants -- my most recent pattern release -- with a flat-front waistband, rather than gathered all around...
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