Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Improv Quilted Jacket

This was such a fun and satisfying project! 

I pieced this jacket entirely from linen and linen-blend scraps from my previous sewing projects, and then I hand quilted it.  


Sunday, April 14, 2024

Waxed Canvas Akerfeldt Coat

This was a entertaining, but labor intensive project! For Tim's birthday (albeit finished a little bit late), I sewed him this fun and hopefully functional water-repellant hooded coat.

Friday, January 26, 2024

Rainbow Jasper Jumper

Behold my enormous sweater of many colors!! A cousin to Dolly's coat of many colors, no doubt. 


Monday, January 15, 2024

Knit Things Round-up

Long time, no see! It's been a wild few months over here, not near my sewing machine. My mom had a major health emergency that we dubbed The Nightmare Before Christmas, so I have been away from home helping her. She’s recovering well, though!  Here are a few things I've been working on…

Monday, November 20, 2023

Friday, October 27, 2023

Henrietta Skirt

 This was a fun project!

The is the Spaghetti Western Sewing Henrietta SkirtThe Henrietta skirt is an easy-to-sew elastic waist skirt inspired by 18th-century pannier skirts with gathered panels on the hips.  You determine your own skirt length and using provided math formulas to calculate and cut fabric.