I'm always up for a good pattern hack, I think it might even be programmed into my DNA. I'm insanely jealous of the person who can roll out ten dresses assembly-line style that differ only by...
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Life has been crazy and busy lately. Mr Rae and I have both been traveling a lot since the year began, and Hugo was super-sick (again) this week with an ear infection, cough, and...
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Started these last year as part of a larger Pants-Shorts Experiment (an experiment that included two pairs of shorts, a fitted cropped ankle pant, and a pair of flared corduroy pants, none...
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Hey look I made a new maxi dress! This is technically my first "make" for 2016.This dress is great but the thing that really makes you go WOW is the fabric, which...
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I spent this past weekend in Palm Springs, and it was so, so fun!! It's going to be tricky to try and encapsulate the weekend with a blog post, but I'm going...
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I made new curtains for Hugo's nursery recently using the clementine print from my baby wale cord line for Cloud9, Small World. This gives me an excuse to show you...
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Not much to say about this one except HEY LOOK I MADE THIS BEATRIX and YES IT'S A BIT OUT OF SEASON but WON'T IT BE LOVELY WHEN SPRING COMES AND...
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At the beginning of last year I had a ridiculously long list of things I wanted to sew. I also had a baby who was less than a year old...
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I spent the week before last in San Francisco filming for Creativebug, a video streaming DIY/educational website that features all kinds of amazing artists showing you how to make stuff (it's subscription-based,...
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Wendy Ward is a UK pattern designer who caught my attention earlier this year on Instagram. Wendy designs sewing patterns and sells them in her shop, MIY Collection, in both...
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In an earlier post, I shared my plans to make a pair of Luna Pants -- my most recent pattern release -- with a flat-front waistband, rather than gathered all around...
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I can't believe that it took me this long to post this skirt to the blog. I actually sewed and wore this skirt for a completely different holiday this year (though I...
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It's hopeless to try to get all of my wiggly little monkeys to look at a camera and smile at the same time, but I'm still really happy with how these turned...
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Hey everyone, it's Jess again! Stopping in to show you my latest pair of Luna Pants.Even though this season has been strangely warm in the Midwest, we're coming up with cool-weather ideas...
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I made a few more things for Hugo to wear this fall (and soon winter). You'd think he would have enough hand-me-downs from his brother and sister to deter me...
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