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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). … More

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

Sh!t’s Got Serious: A Sewing Space Overhaul

Look, I don’t know what came over me (aside from constantly tripping over various measuring tools, never being able to … More

cutting table hack, diy, pegboard, sewing room, sewing room organization

Baby Blankets for Lazy Sewists: A Super-Simple DIY Quilt

In that last few months, we’ve had two new babies to celebrate. I wanted to give them (eh hem, their parents) something … More

diy, diy blanket, easy baby blanket, self binding

Acknowledging defeat: mon petit disaster

You know those friends you have who tell you your handmade dress looks great when actually they should be telling … More

Aime Comme Marie, aime comme mon petit bazar, diy, dresses, pattern review, sewing, sewing patterns, sewing projects

Laurel-ized Marfy: Adventures in workdresses.

I wanted to make a couple of easy dresses for work. And I wanted these dresses to have sleeves to … More

colette, colette patterns, diy, diy dress, dressmaking, Marfy, Marfy 3367, marfy patterns, sewing

Six Months Later: Wedding Dress Wrap-Up

This post is a long (long) time coming. But we’re at the half-year mark in our marriage and so I … More

diy, handmade wedding dress, sewing, wedding dress

The Neverending Wrap Dress: Vogue 8827

Doesn’t this woman look classy. Try as I might, though, no dress is going to flatten my chest and cause … More

diy, rayon seam binding, sewing, v8827, Voge patterns, Vogue, vogue 8827, wrap dress, wrap dress sewing

Beginner Sewist Coatmaking: Thoughts on Butterick 5822

I’ve been in tedium town all morning since I got out of bed at mid-day, pinning and ironing and sewing … More

B5822, beginner coatmaking, Butterick B5822, coat sewing, diy, Pendleton wool, sewing

Mr Roboto Dress: This Was Not a Halloween Costume

I was, perhaps, inappropriately enthusiastic about making a dress out of some wool/silk blend I’d picked up at Fabric Mart. … More

diy, pattern review, sewing, sewing patterns, silk-wool pique, Vogue 8902, vogue patterns

Shot at Redemption: Colette Myrtle, with Sleeves.

I was pretty grump after making my first Colette Myrtle, and I really wasn’t planning on a second one. But … More

colette myrtle, colette myrtle with sleeves, diy, dresses, kimono sleeve tutorial, sewing

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