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Moto pants

By on May 6, 2019

As part of my #makenine for 2019, I put a pair of moto looking leggings on it. After thinking about it for a bit, I decided that I would change it up to be more pants similar to the ones I made last fall for my Warrior outfit. These were self-drafted and require some different […]

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Pattern hacking | Sample sewing | Sewing | Sewing for me

Striped maxi dress

By on May 2, 2019

I have really pulled back lately in sewing up strike off samples, but I rather liked this stripe from Moonbeam Textile Company. It is part of their Floral Force pre-order round that runs until May 21st. I thought this print would work great for a maxi dress, so I based this off of my favorite […]

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Creativity | Surface design

Momentary Ink tattoo

By on April 26, 2019

I saw an ad on Instagram for some different temporary tattoos from a company called Momentary Ink. These are like your normal temporary tattoos that you give the kids, only it has a “de-glossing” liquid you put over the top of them. They also are “sticky” when you put them on your skin, so they […]

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Creativity | drafting | Leather | Pinterest hacks | Sewing | Tutorials

Hip/Crossbody Bag DIY

By on April 25, 2019

There are times when I am just not interested in lugging my purse around.  In these moments, it is nice to have a hip bag that I can put my phone, keys, etc. into and free up my shoulder from the burden of my overstuffed purse. There are TONS of inspiration and ideas on Pinterest […]

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drafting | Outfits | Pattern hacking | Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for me | Wardrobe Capsule

A Sherpa jacket

By on April 22, 2019

I’ve had this fabric since some time last year, and I wanted to make a lighter jacket with it for fall and spring. Something that you could just throw on before going outside if it was a little chilly. I started using a pattern, but I changed it so much that you can’t really call […]

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Creativity | drafting | Fashion fun | OOTD | Outfits | Sewing | Sewing for me | Wardrobe Capsule

Wear-all-the-blacks weekend wardrobe capsule

By on April 19, 2019

When I was deciding what I wanted to pack for my weekend trip to Cincinnati for our friends’ bar opening, I started to go through my closet. I am definitely in a “black phase”, so I decided to steer myself in that direction. The weather there was a bit warmer than here, so I opted […]

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drafting | Handbags | Sewing | Sewing for me

A travel backpack

By on April 14, 2019

Last weekend I went on the first trip on a plane I have gone on in awhile. I think the last time was maybe 5 years ago. It was just a weekend trip, so I didn’t want to bring my bigger rolling bag, and I thought a backpack would work well. I looked up the […]

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Creativity | Fabric designs | home decorating

Bathroom update

By on April 3, 2019

After about 15 years, it is time to repaint a bathroom right? This was a long time in coming. I was actually thinking that I had painted the bathroom this year, but it was in October. How time does fly. This was what it looked like before: I painted the room in two colors. One […]

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Review

March in review

By on April 2, 2019

It is already the beginning of April. This year is just flying by! With not working right now, I am realizing that although I having “nothing to do” my days still fly by. I was hoping to have more projects finished, but I seem to fill my days with other things regardless (i.e. cleaning up […]

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Big sleeves

By on April 1, 2019

Last week’s prompt for the #52weeksewingchallenge was to sew something with a collar. I looked at Pinterest and was going to draft up something new, but then figured I might as well finish a top I had cut out last year. This top is The Perfect Tunic from Wardrobe by Me, and I had cut […]

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