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Musings on a Romper: Named Helga Playsuit

So my jumpsuit shyness only lasted about a month. I mean, I’d been attracted to the idea of them for…

diy jumpsuit, diy romper, helga wrap playsuit, helgawrapplaysuit, named patterns, sewing
Ogden Cami faux jumpsuit

Faux Jumpsuit: A two-piece set for the romper-shy

I like a good romper trend as much as the next little sewist, but I was having a hard time…

jalie patterns, ogden cami, True Bias, Vanessa fluid pants, vanessa pants

A Tale of Two Pattern Hacks: Style Arc Fran Knit tops

Here’s my first make of 2019, and the first item to cross off of my #makenine list.  This is a…

#franknittop, #makenine, #maternitysewing, #sewingwithknits, #sezanelike, StyleArc

The Dress the Stash Built, PART II: Couture Sewing Techniques and sewing with sequins without losing your sanity. 

For the long-winded preamble on this dress that I love, including pattern adjustments, see here. I wanted to get into…

The Dress the Stash Built: Vogue 1546

  What we have here is the biggest project I’ve undertaken since that unending coat project (eh hem, spoiler: happily,…

Wool Bomber: Burda 6478 Jacket Review

First post-baby project done and dusted! (A month ago and just getting to writing it up now, but never mind).…

bomber jacket, burda, diy, diy bomber jacket, pink bomber jacket, sewing

Projects Big and Small: A coat, three baby blankets…and a baby

On January 1st, after two extra weeks of gestation and a handful of days in the hospital, we met the…

DIY Tent Dress: Robe Folk for Maternity and Normal Times

Throughout the end of my first trimester and most of the second, I favored big and loose shapes. This was…

Robe Folk, sewing, tent dress, Vanessa Pouzet

 Maternity Sewing #2: Modified Papercut Patterns Kobe Top

I wasn’t kidding when I said there was copious amounts of pregnancy sewing to document. Around month three, (so, June)…

kobe top, maternity sewing, papercut patterns, sewing

Fear and Loathing on the Sewing Room Table: A cry for tailoring help

Embarrassingly enough, this is the fourth year in which I’ve had this project hanging over my head. It’s a top…

coatmaking, men's tailoring, sewing, tailoring

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