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The Acajou Pants by Deer and Doe Patterns

The Acajou Pants pattern has been sent to me for free by Deer and Doe in exchange for a review. They have encouraged honesty in all our communications regarding this review, and all opinions stated...

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Adventures in Making a Cropped Blazer

Or, How I Poured 4 Days of Work Into a Completely Impractical and Essentially Useless Garment So, I made a cropped blazer! I documented my whole process on my Instagram stories, which I have saved into...

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Pfaff Quilt Ambition 630: A Comprehensive Review

Table of Contents:ContextMy Favourite FeaturesThings I Dislike About the MachineStitches I Actually Use (And More)How it Handles Different Types of FabricOther Cool FeaturesAccessibilityIs It Worth...

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Persephone Pants Roundup

I have been admiring cropped wide leg pants on other people for years now, but I never thought they would look good on me because of my rather short height. Well well well how the turntables… I am now...

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Gilbert Top by Helen’s Closet

Helloo! I just completed my second Gilbert Top yesterday, so I wanted to write a blog post going into detail on all the adjustments and modifications I made to the pattern, as well as offer a small...

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My Make Nine for 2021!

Since starting my ~sewing journey~ last year, I have been floating from project to project with no real planning involved, since I just wanted to make stuff and learn as much as I can about sewing....

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Let’s Make A Bomber Jacket!

Hello folks! Today I’m sharing how I made my first item from my Make Nine list for 2021, a loosely 1940’s - 50’s inspired, wool bomber jacket! I shared my sewing process over on my Instagram stories...

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Let’s Make Pleated Jeans!

Hello!I recently made a pair of self drafted, white, pleated jeans for myself, and I thought I would share my drafting process with you, in case you’re interested in making something similar!Quick...

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Blanca Flight Suit by Closet Core Patterns

Hello hello!It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post (lots of complicated life stuff) but I’m so happy to be back! I just finished making my first jumpsuit, a Blanca Flight Suit by Closet Core...

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Making My Dream Coat

Hello hello!If you have been following me on Instagram for a while, you may know that I became somewhat obsessed with finding the perfect oversized coat pattern a while ago. I was looking for a...

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My Favourite Sewing Resources on the Internet

Hello hello!This is my 1 year anniversary on Instagram, and I wanted to celebrate by giving back to this wonderful community. Whenever I mention the fact that I’m a self taught sewist, I get tons of...

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Olya Shirt by Paper Theory

Hello!If you’ve been following me on Instagram for a while, you may have noticed that I like finding a pattern I love and making a million versions of it. I have 5 pairs of Persephone pants, two pairs...

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Wrap Up for Make Nine 2021 & Make Nine for 2022!

Hello everyone! I know it’s been a while but I’m (hopefully) back to posting regularly. Since it’s the first day of the new year, I thought I would update you on where I stand with my Make Nine plans...

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Deer & Doe Spring Collection Review: Fougère Overshirt, Genêt Pants and...

Hii! Long time no see but today I’m back to share 3 pattern reviews in one blog post to hopefully make up for my absence :’) The lovely team at Deer and Doe Patterns reached out to ask me if I would...

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Adventures in Naturally Dyed Fabric and the Phen Shirt by Pattern Fantastique

Hey hey hey!I have a wonderful collaborative project to share with you today. Liz from @bylizchick reached out to me back in March to see if I would be interested in sewing something using custom dyed...

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LDH Midnight Edition Fabric Shears - 1.5 Year Review & Maintenance Routine (+...

Transparency notice: This blog post is kindly sponsored by LDH Scissors! They sent me the tools I will discuss in this article for free, and paid for me to write this blog post. I value your trust,...

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Wrap Up for Make Nine 2022 & Make Nine for 2023!

Hello hello! It’s the 1st of January so you know what time it is - time to do an update on last year’s Make Nine list and give you my new plans for the year! I love writing these posts, and I honestly...

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Making a Tailored Waistcoat

Click to go to the dedicated Instagram post about this project! I like to start the new year off strong by tackling one of my Make Nine items early in the year, and this year was no exception! For my...

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Wrap Up for Make Nine 2023 & Make Nine 2024

Hello! It’s been ages since my last post, but today I’m back with my annual Make Nine update. 2023 has been a strange year to say the least. At the beginning of the year I had every intention of...

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Making a Fully Hand Sewn Shirt

Helle hello! Today I’m sharing one of my favourite projects I’ve completed in the past couple of years - a completely hand sewn, semi-fitted 40’s inspired camp collar shirt!This shirt is one of those...

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