Sometimes I think back on all the events in my life that have required a special occasion dress and wish that I had been as confident in my sewing skills back then to make exactly what I wanted. Continue reading
Tag Archives: summer sewing
Project: Summer Wedding
I’ve been pretty good so far about following my 2019 sewing goals, but I’ve hit a queue-jumper and I need to deviate from June’s original project. Continue reading
My summer MVP (Most Valuable Pants)
Do you have a summer uniform? Let me tell you all about my summer of the Emerson Crop Pant. Continue reading
Persephone Pants by Anna Allen
It was extremely difficult to ignore the Persephone Pants when they first popped up on Instagram earlier this year. I think they look good on EVERYONE. Probably because you’ve got to have a lot of confidence to wear ultra high-waisted pants, and the sewing community is nothing if not full of confident folks. (It’s the best.) Also, no side seam. It’s magic! Lots of comparisons have been made to the $395 Sailor Pants by Jesse Kamm but how would we know how they look on someone that isn’t a slender model and posing… super awkwardly? To be fair to the model it is kind of hard to show off the silhouette of the pants if you aren’t doing something weird. Like this: Continue reading