I am SO excited to share my newest bag that I am so in love with. That sounds like I’m exaggerating, but I am so thrilled with how it turned out, which is way better than I imagined. This is the new Freya Tote and Laura Pouch from Sewlala. I had the opportunity to test the pattern, and it was … Continue reading “Sewlala Freya & Laura”
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the days getting longer and warmer as much as I have lately (if you’re in the Northern Hem). The buds on the trees are blooming, flowers are popping up everywhere, and it feels so good. Much needed. Another blogger I follow recently posted a “Life Lately” blog post because she didn’t post anything in … Continue reading “Life Lately”
Happy new year! I’m not usually a person who makes grand resolutions for the year, but I always like the time to reflect on what’s working and what could change a little bit. It’s always interesting to look over my personal “analytics” of what I did this year, and this year I definitely noticed some changes about halfway through the … Continue reading “2025 Reflections – Sewing and Other Things”
Holy cow it’s almost Christmas! These little cuties are the first thing I’ve sewn in months. But the minute I saw this Drawstring Gift Tote in the Wholecloth newsletter at the beginning of this month, I knew I needed the pattern. I hadn’t come up with gift ideas for my kids’ teachers yet, and I thought that this pattern would … Continue reading “Drawstring Gift Tote”
Hello! It been a while since I’ve blogged, and it feels good to be back… at least for a minute. I’ve been taking a little bit of a break to learn Portuguese, focus on my health (mental and physical), and be a little more present at home. I still have SO much fabric that I’m excited to sew, but I … Continue reading “Sewlala Tilly”
The newest sew.lala Suna pattern (sizes up to 59″ bust/61″ hip) is here! I helped test the pattern and can vouch that it’s a good one. I’ve tried a few different tank top patterns over the past couple of years, and I wear all of them constantly during the summer. So, when I saw the call for Suna pattern testers, … Continue reading “Sewlala Suna”
This dress is the one of the last things I made before our European Cruise vacation. I really wanted this dress to have for when we went to dinner at the end of the day on the ship. It’s also doesn’t seem overly formal to me, so I thought it would be great for an everyday kind of dress too. … Continue reading “Floral Ruby Dress (heavily modified)”
Printed pants have been on my radar this year. I don’t know if people have just started wearing them since it’s kind of a trend right now, or if I just started paying attention to it more. Either way, I have pinned quite a few print pants on my Pinterest (photo below). I’ve also noticed a lot more people wearing … Continue reading “Wax Printed Pomona Pants”
This make has been a long time coming. I bought some colorful striped swimwear fabric in the summer of 2019 with some other sewists at Blue Moon Fabrics in LA. I only bought a yard, and at the time, I was thinking, ‘This isn’t going to get sewn very soon at all.‘ I was very intimidated to sew it at … Continue reading “Mairin Swimsuit”
I took a little bit of a break from blogging last week because we went on a family vacation. First, we flew to Barcelona, Spain and then went on a cruise around the Mediterranean. I was kind of stressed before we left, so I didn’t put as much effort into my vacation wardrobe as I wish I would have. But … Continue reading “Me Made Summer Vacation”
