Learn to Sew for Winter
I’m sure most people think how they learnt to do something is the best way, and I am no different. Aside from one class in grade 6 and some pointers from my mom, I taught myself how to sew. What kept me inspired was sewing …
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Oh My Yanta
As a child of the 90’s there will always be a place in my heart for overalls. They were the darling garment of my childhood, in part because there were so many pockets to keep all the cool rocks I found. Alas, my adult body …
Fall Book Sleeve
I love having a backup book in my bag. Suuure you can read on your kindle or your phone but it’s not really the same. I like having paper pages I can flip through on my commute. Inside my purse is a true disaster. I’ve …
Sewing Patterns for Beginners
I get asked a lot (ok, maybe twice) what sewing patterns I think are good for beginners. This is an excellent question so I’ve made a list of three levels of beginner sewing patterns for you fellow beginner sewists! The levels start super duper easy …
Sewing Up A Pyjama Party
Can I ever sew enough pyjama sets? No, I can never have enough. Spring is starting and it felt like a good time to make up some warmer weather pyjamas. I tend to just sew for myself but in the spirit of generosity, it was …
New Bag, Who Dis – Bag Sewing Patterns
I’m trying to do this thing in my sewing life where I slow down my output and focus on making really intentional things. To keep to this practice means stopping myself from getting distracted and immediately sewing up whatever garment strikes my fancy. I get …
April Update
Health Goal April Update Surviving. That’s it. That has been my goal for April. Before the month started I had loftier ideas about what I wanted to accomplish. However, it became really clear to me I was pushing myself towards a cliff edge and …
The Paddington Top
It’s not often I make an entire blog post about a project that went ten ways wrong but there’s an exception for everything. By not taking a moment to write about these ‘gone wrong’ projects I sometimes feel I don’t properly learn from them. Does …
Valentine’s Day Outfits
Now, I have been trying to stick to a more intentional sewing schedule but that got a little out of whack with the making of these Valentine’s Day outfits. To be fair I needed to make something for the Minvera blog and I already had …
Sew A Witchy Wardrobe
As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change colours I become overwhelmed with the desire to dress in all black flowing dresses and lace collars and live my best witchy life. Something about the approach of fall makes me wish I lived …