The inspiration: a pair of shoes by Goody Goody that were too cute to not be bought.
The starting point: Butterick B4110, a great pattern for beginner or experienced sewers with a lot of different options.
The twist: Calico appliqués to repeat the carrot, turnip and beet motif on the shoes. Stitch witchery + embroidery thread to [...]
Behold, my minions. I give you: the Viking Beanie. I made one for the little bean, and then everybody wanted one for Christmas. That meant I spent the first half of December running a masochistic crochet sweatshop on my boyfriend’s couch. After all the effort to really get the pattern right, I can’t not write [...]
Just in time to wear this weekend . . . fashion victory is mine. I made over some hideous muu-muu that I found at a thrift store into an incredibly cute skirt last night. Go me. It’s really convenient that dorky folksy boho is in style right now, because I’d be wearing stuff like this [...]
My local Goodwill is the best thrift store I’ve ever been to. Seriously, try to find thrift stores at the bottom of the hill from a ritzy neighborhood. It’s more like a vintage and antique shop with junk shop prices. A few months ago I found this sad, discarded muu muu bearing a tag from [...]
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