My Makes

Fashion

Houndstooth Upton Dress

  You ever have your eye on a pattern for years before deciding to take the plunge to buy it?  That’s what happened with me and the Upton dress by Cashmerette Patterns.  I’ve been lustingContinue reading
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Seamwork Cal

  Happy April!!!  Fun fact about me – I loathe April Fool’s Day.  It just seems like an excuse for people to throw unfunny lies around under the guise of “jokes”.  Rarely, a company willContinue reading
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York Apron

  York Pinafore by Helen’s Closet is a pattern so nice that I made it twice!  Well, kinda.  After I made my first pinafore last week, I decided to make an apron using the expansionContinue reading
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York Pinafore

  Using some waxprint from my ever-growing stash, I finally made a York Pinafore!  This was my first time making this much-loved pattern and my first time using a Helen’s Closet pattern.  In addition to the YorkContinue reading
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Seamwork Benning

  Now that my hacked Seamwork Benning is behind me (check out my March 9 post if you don’t know what I’m talking about), it’s finally time to make Benning the way it was designed.Continue reading