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

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 ...

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...