I will stop stealing socks, pencils and combs from my parents’ house I will have a wine cellar with a fully stocked bar. And appropriate glassware. I will be cured of Impostor Syndrome I will have designed and built a wall unit I will not be angry when I wake up to a sink full [...]
Tag: inspiration
FSendoff: To Do List Part Em
So as a follow up to Annabelle’s post from last week… here’s my very expansive Sewing To Do List Bag from Heather Ross’s Weekend Sewing- need to add a magnetic closure to make sure my crap doesn’t fall out! (note: I cut 2) Finish the crepe Wiksten Tank (stupid bias) Copy the vintage striped dress [...]
Weekend Recap: 500m Swim 20k Bike 5k Run
If you had told me one year ago that I would have completed a triathlon, I probably would have thrown a drink in your face and gone back to the fridge to refill my glass of Kim. But this weekend, in Sydenham Ontario, I crossed the finished line of the Sprint Triathlon at 1:45 :42s. [...]
Creative Bursts: Poppy Tunic
+ Isabelle, one of our incredibly versatile teachers, regularly sends me links to new patterns and new things- which I love. Ironically, I find very little time to keep up with developments in our industry, so I’m glad that she forwards all her finds- like this Poppy Tunic from Make It Perfect- an independent Australian [...]
Creative Burts: Wiksten Tank Dress
Jenny Gordy, the name and face behind Wiksten Made, is not only a pretty one, but also one that is here to stay in this age of independent pattern companies. A long time daily read of mine, Wiksten has impeccable photographs and inspirational content to make any creative peep swoon. I am beyond thrilled to [...]
WIP: Craft Night
{a little friend I made last week at the St-Michel Flea Market. Guys, I get REALLY excited when I find thrifted taxidermy- what’s wrong is me?} Do you guys remember Jenn’s ADCD post from last week? Well it struck a cord with me and made me think of how much more I can get done [...]
Wardrobe Wednesday
I thought this post would be a nice follow up to Jenn’s ADCD Post from yesterday. And while it doesn’t totally fit into anybody’s “wardrobe”, this Elizabeth Hartman New Wave Quilt is amazing. And not just this particular one, but this pattern yields really nice results. It’s silly how uninvolved I am in the whole [...]
Creative Bursts: The Skirt
When my brain can actually focus on ONE thing at a time, it goes straight to this: What should I sew with all the AMAZING new fabric we got in…. I think that we’ll be spying this feather print on many ladies in the park this summer!And that skirt? I haven’t sewn it up yet- [...]
Rescued Fabrics For Sale!
SPECIAL rescued. FABRIC SALE: Monday March 19th from 4pm-7pm. You guys know Suzanne right? Sewist extra-ordinaire, strutter of great stuff and designer of her own dress collection called rescued. Her collection is based on sourcing high end designer remnant textiles, as a means to produce high end women’s eco-fashion. She is clearing her stock [...]
Insta-Beauty: The Eyebrow
I am in dire need of a good eyebrow grooming- you know when you’ve let it go past the point of no return? I’m way past that point. My eyebrows are naturally rectangular in shape and span most of my lower forehead and transcend down to my eyelids- think of them as wide sparse caterpillars. [...]