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In 2025 Let's Ditch Pre-Washing Fabric

In 2025 Let's Ditch Pre-Washing Fabric

Happy 2025 my friends!  With this clean January slate lets set some ground breaking New Years resolutions that are both good for us and the planet... like stopping the incessant...

In 2025 Let's Ditch Pre-Washing Fabric

Happy 2025 my friends!  With this clean January slate lets set some ground breaking New Years resolutions that are both good for us and the planet... like stopping the incessant...

A Refresh For Fresh Press Patterns

A Refresh For Fresh Press Patterns

Walking away from chasing pattern development and saying hello to creativity, individuality and skill. You know those times when you're working on a project but in the back of your mind...

A Refresh For Fresh Press Patterns

Walking away from chasing pattern development and saying hello to creativity, individuality and skill. You know those times when you're working on a project but in the back of your mind...

Making Statement Sleeves Stand Out

Making Statement Sleeves Stand Out

Statement sleeves are a huge, pun intended, trend right now.  So I thought I'd share a quick tutorial on how to give a little extra stand out power to your fashion...

Making Statement Sleeves Stand Out

Statement sleeves are a huge, pun intended, trend right now.  So I thought I'd share a quick tutorial on how to give a little extra stand out power to your fashion...

Walking Into Summer

Walking Into Summer

With the temperatures finally climbing up here in Canada, I'm really looking forward to navigating the heat in my loose and statement sleeved Milly dress.  Now, of course, many of...

Walking Into Summer

With the temperatures finally climbing up here in Canada, I'm really looking forward to navigating the heat in my loose and statement sleeved Milly dress.  Now, of course, many of...

Here's to BIG Sleeves

Here's to BIG Sleeves

It was time to crawl out of 2020 and start something new.  And by new, I mean a brand new sewing pattern.  I wanted something easy fitting.  A quick satisfying...

Here's to BIG Sleeves

It was time to crawl out of 2020 and start something new.  And by new, I mean a brand new sewing pattern.  I wanted something easy fitting.  A quick satisfying...

Willow Top with changed ruffle sleeve to a straight sleeve.

Reducing Volume in the Willow Sleeve

  Hello Fellow Sewists!  Back in January, I launched my newsletter.  In it I said it was time for a fresh new way of looking at sewing for self.  I...

Reducing Volume in the Willow Sleeve

  Hello Fellow Sewists!  Back in January, I launched my newsletter.  In it I said it was time for a fresh new way of looking at sewing for self.  I...