A plaid fabric is hard to resist for me, but using plaid for me-made garments also means that pattern-matching is unavoidable. It is rela...

A waistcoat-and-trousers combo has been marinating in my head for a while, and I finally managed to bring this sewing project into fruiti...

Happy holiday season to one and all! I wanted to squeeze in another blog just before this strange year ends, and wish you all a happy new...

I had the privilege of pattern testing for Cris Wood Sews for the Envelope Dress Variations Packet. The Envelope Dress has been making th...

Here's another cracker pattern from Peppermint Magazine that is free - the Wide-Leg Pants. Created in collaboration with In The Folds, th...

After sewing up these Sloane Overalls by Victory Patterns, I tried them on and didn't want to take them off. I guess you can say I am IN ...

The Solina Dress designed by Named Clothing can be found in the book, Breaking The Pattern written by sister-duo Saara & Laura Huhta. The...

November has been a productive and a competitive month for me. I entered 4 sewing contests this past month. My second Sienna Shift Dress ...

It took me a long time to work up the courage to make the Sofia Dress & Top designed by Victory Patterns. I've had my eye on it ever sinc...

Do you want to feel like a Persian princess? Or a Moroccan matriarch? Or do you need an outfit to go with that golden microphone on your ...

Since I've been on this cheongsam-making quest, it's hard not to look at sewing patterns and imagine a mandarin collar on it. When I saw ...

There are some projects that go without a hitch, and then three are some that are laden with mistakes, missteps, and mishaps through the w...

This project was a major undertaking. I really did embroider every inch of my Pona Jacket, and the sashiko took over a hundred hours to c...

This week, I hacked the Kalle Shirtdress into a cheongsam-shirtdress. This hack took up all my brain space for 3 whole days. Now I'm sitt...

My titles for the blogs are getting less and less inventive. These days, the titles are simply the names of the garments that I've been w...

Peppermint Magazine recently released a new free pattern on their website. YAY!!! To double the happiness, the Pocket Skirt is a collabor...

It's been a mega exciting week of many firsts for me. Besides the two that are listed in the title, I will highlight more first-time expe...

The quest: To self-draft a cheongsam or qipao - the traditional Chinese dress. Why? Many reasons: Reason 1: The dress you see above was s...

I know that last week I promised to blog about my self-drafted mandarin collar crop top, but there are still some finishing details left ...

For a while now, I've been wanting to create a modern version of the "sam-fu", which is the traditional Chinese top-and-bottoms set. Sam-...