There comes a time in everyone’s life, where they do not feel supported by the people around them. That could be their spouse, their family, friends, co-workers, and I imagine, even their children. Lately I have been in my own emotional funk because of what I…
In my 2018 sewing project recap, I mentioned that I wanted to make 12 projects in 2019, or roughly one a month. Instead of every month scouring the fabric store looking for ideas, I figure this year it would be better to start off with a…
I remember sitting at my old dining table one year ago today walking through my goals for The Style Safari in 2018, with a brand new, empty house, a pregnant belly, and a lot of nervousness for 2018. Well, it came and went rather quickly, and…
Since 2018 is rounding to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and round up all of the sewing and design projects I made this year and number them from least favorite to favorite. I thought that I had made at least…
First things first. It’s important when we talk of the origin and true construction of plaids, that we speak of them as ‘patterns’, not ‘prints’. A print implies that the fabric is woven, and then a separate printing machine prints the pattern ON TOP of the…
Another new fabric in the books for me in this project, as I stumbled upon a fantastic faux silver leather in Joann Fabrics a few weeks ago and thought it would be fun to make a silver leather skirt. At first thought, a silver leather skirt…