hello, friends!!! It's been awhile.I unplugged most of last week with my family at a cottage in Northern Michigan on Glen Lake near Sleeping Bear Dunes. It was lovely. Not...
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Since it's Back To School time again, adorable backpacks made with my Toddler Backpack Pattern have been popping up in my feed, so I thought I'd share these photos of...
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Ah summer! I love summer. I love sitting back and watching all the plans I had to scramble to put together all spring slowly unfold into a lovely, full summer...
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I posted a pic of this top on Instagram during Me-Made-May and kept getting questions about the pattern, but it requires a bit of explanation so it seemed appropriate to...
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Here's a modified version of the Cleo Skirt that I've been wearing a ton lately. Instead of using elastic, I gathered the back skirt to fit into a flat waistband,...
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I'm a mother of three and reliable coffee spiller, so I’m not sure why my recent knit sewing streak has included three dresses (see also: Exhibit A / Exhibit B)...
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Hey hey! Today my Isla Dress & Top launches as an online class on Creativebug, woot woot! Isla is the third and final women’s garment that I’m launching with Creativebug...
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As you've probably noticed from my posts this week, I've got shorts on the brain. That's mainly because Hugo and Elliot wear nothing but shorts all the time now that...
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I've taught a number of trace and make classes over the years, including my Trace and Make Tee and Leggings class for kids over on Creativebug, so I think it's...
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It's summertime -- hurrah!!! -- and that means it's shorts time. Shorts are fun and easy to sew, both for kids and grownups alike. When I stumbled across this little...
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It's been a good long while since we shared any Washi Dresses here on the blog! I made this summery Expansion Pack version out of Heather Ross's collection for Windham...
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This Jade tee probably wins the "most worn" award for me because of its versatility. A heather grey tee goes with everything. Due to my personal weakness with prints, most...
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It's difficult for me to resist immediately creating spin-offs and mods for a new pattern even while I'm still working on it, and I totally did that with Jade; if...
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It's been really fun to see how excited everyone has been about the Jade pattern; thank you everyone for such an enthusiastic response! What really gives me the most joy...
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I'm in la la love with this Jade/Isla hybrid (tutorial here!) dress. It's made of a brushed poly jersey which is really soft and incredibly stretchy. Wearing it becomes a...
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