October kicked off my fall travel schedule - between the beginning of October and Thanksgiving I think I'm in town as much as I'm out of town. As a non-traveler it's not my favorite - but I have a really awesome trip planned in November to Utah and Hawaii so I'm getting excited about it! Because of my travel and work schedule in October there wasn't a ton of sewing time but I made the most of the time I had! I added 6 garments to my handmade wardrobe this month. Tops and Outwear ... View Post
Month in Review | September Makes
I guess it's time for me to bid goodbye to summer and say hello to Fall. I feel like October is the real start of fall for me so here it is! To wrap up my "summer" sewing, I added 10 garments to my handmade wardrobe. I linked them up below in case you missed any and shared my favorite, most worn and most repeatable garments from the month! Ebony Tee from Closet Case Patterns in a Rayon Spandex Knit from Sly Fox Fabrics Trevi Top from Hey June Handmade in a Cotton and Steel x Rifle ... View Post
Month in Review | September Favorites
Happy Friday! Another month of 2017 is coming to a close (how??) but today I wanted to share my monthly favorites for September! Most Popular Posts of the Month: Favorite Tee - I was so excited to find another great tee pattern that went straight to the top of my favorite tees list (I suppose the name speaks for itself!). I have been making a few Patterns for Pirates patterns this month and all of them will be repeat patterns for me! Falling for Fall | Style Maker Fabrics Fall Blog Tour ... View Post
Month in Review | August Favorites
Happy Friday! Today is my roundup of my monthly favorites - my (well yours! they were the most popular) favorite posts of mine from the month, my favorite lifestyle items and the books I read this month! Favorite Posts of the Month I went ahead and looked what my most popular blog posts of the month and here were the top 3: Twenty Seven - I shared 27 things about me in honor of my 27th birthday. Hadley Top - I sewed up the Hadley Top from Grainline Studios in the new substrate ... View Post
Month in Review | August Makes
I can't believe Summer is coming to a close. This month I started sewing some more transitional pieces while also sewing some last summer staples. I added 9 garments or accessories to my handmade wardrobe. I linked them up below in case you missed any and shared my favorite, most worn and most repeatable garments from the month! Tops Hadley Top from Gainline Studios in the new Cotton and Steel Rayon/Lawn from Fringe Top (a second one!) from Chalk and Notch in a Art Gallery Rayon ... View Post
Month in Review | My July Favorites
Happy Friday everyone! This month I tried out doing a Friday Favorites each week, and I really enjoyed it (and hope you did too!) This week's Friday Favorites is going to be my monthly favorites from July. Favorite Blog Posts from the Month: I've been sharing some of my favorite blog posts from my favorite sewists around the web in my Friday Favorites and wanted to highlight a few of mine (and your favorite based on the most read!) posts of the month from Handmade by Lara Liz: The ... View Post