Sewing | Costuming | Knitting
I’m so fancy. I mentioned in a previous post that I had made the Linden Sweatshirt by Grainline Studio a total of six times. Four of those times were in a single month this year. Excessive? Maybe, but I know … Continued
This year during the Spring semester I taught for the first time. It’s pretty late in my PhD journey for it to be the first time but in my program we are not required to teach as part of the … Continued
I’ll start this post by saying I CANNOT BELIEVE I MADE JEANS! It’s not that I doubt my abilities, it’s just that it always seemed so….daunting. But, sometimes you have no choice but to try. For the better part of … Continued
I was going to start this post with a praise for this pattern that I have made a total of six times when I realized that although I have reviewed the pattern on Pattern Review, I have never blogged about … Continued
Ever since I made the dress version of the Closet Case Patterns Kalle a year ago now I’ve wanted to make the tunic version but didn’t want to deal with linen again. So, one day on a whim I decided … Continued
Though I try to live my best life, my lifestyle doesn’t often call for cocktail or party dresses. So, when the opportunity presents itself, I’m in. Which means, of course, that when the opportunity arises, I have to make (or … Continued
I am pretty late to the Toaster Sweater party. I hadn’t purchased the pattern from Sew House Seven, but then Simplicity, in collaboration with Sew House Seven, released this pattern so I purchased it. This is a variation, two actually, … Continued
If there is one thing that I am not is a planner. That’s a fact. I’ve tried, I really have, but I always fail to actually do much planning so I no longer bother. I don’t find it necessary in … Continued
I have spent close to four months over two trips in Seville, Spain this year. In that time, I have been to, and perused through, pretty much every single fabric store in the city center, known as Centro. … Continued
While I was in Seville doing research earlier this year, I met a very nice fellow graduate student from a university pretty close to mine back in the US and we hit it off right away. She kept showing up … Continued
When I blogged about this pattern the first time, a couple of months ago, I promised that I’d make it again soon. Here it is! This version wasn’t without difficulty though. I started it in July, by which … Continued
I’m currently in the middle of a dress kick, and, quite frankly, I love it. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t wear dresses regularly. I think the last time I wore dresses on a regular basis was before I was … Continued