Month: August 2019

Travel Mix and Match: Burda Culottes with Two Linen Tops

.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi All! In two weeks, I’ll be traveling to Italy, and there’s nothing like a deadline to get you motivated to sew, sew… SEW. Although I love to travel with dresses (this linen Burda will go with me) I’m going to stretch my options a bit by packing a few mix and match separates too. […]

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Making a Wiksten Haori from a Mid-Century Modern Curtain

.Reading time 3 minutes.

This Wiksten Haori was once a curtain in someone’s house. The leaf design on this fabric is typical of the mid-century modern style. It was all about the exotic, so tropical themes were big. Vintage drapes can cost as much as $200 per panel on Ebay. One Saturday afternoon, I got lucky.  I found mine […]

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My ‘go-to’ outfit: wide leg pants and a safari style top

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Each season, there’s one me-made outfit that seems to rise above the rest. This one is it! A pair of cropped, wide-legged pants and a linen Fringe top – -nothing unusual or particularly earth shattering about these makes. Yet,  I find myself reaching for them over and over again. Honestly, these pants are the best […]

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