It was a glorious #autumn morning, perfect for #leafpeeping
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It was a glorious #autumn morning, perfect for #leafpeeping
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
July 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I saw #fireflies for the first time in my life tonight. What a magical thing to see in the #newengland woods on a #summer twilight!
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I saw #fireflies for the first time in my life tonight. What a magical thing to see in the #newengland woods on a #summer twilight!
June 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And it begins. The next time I see my patterns, and buttons, I’ll be en España.
#sewing #moving #nextchapter
#sewing #moving #nextchapter
June 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
And it begins. The next time I see my patterns, and buttons, I’ll be en España.
#sewing #moving #nextchapter
#sewing #moving #nextchapter
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Any time I’m up against a #sewing deadline, I can hear the voice of Martin Short encouraging me.
#threeamigos #sewlikethewind
#threeamigos #sewlikethewind
June 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Any time I’m up against a #sewing deadline, I can hear the voice of Martin Short encouraging me.
#threeamigos #sewlikethewind
#threeamigos #sewlikethewind
June 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
When I got my first #overlock machine, I thought it would replace my #sewing machine so I made an entire project with it. I made a mistake and had to learn how to unpick a 4 thread seam. Any time I feel completely defeated by life, I remember that I made it through that day.
#mistakes teach you.
#mistakes teach you.
June 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Great story about how #sewing can help our community. As a parent of an autistic adult, I wish I’d thought of this decades ago.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
How textured stitches turn clothing into calming tools for anxiety
Transforming clothes into wearable tools for self-soothing is Megan Burke’s mission. She’s been leading workshops in Massachusetts to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health challenges ...
www.wbur.org
June 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Great story about how #sewing can help our community. As a parent of an autistic adult, I wish I’d thought of this decades ago.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
I am making this dress for the 4th time, and refining my technique for a bound finish. This time I used a lot of handwork, which takes time but allows me to stay in control. I’m proud of the result.
#garmentsewing #biasbinding #miteredcorner #slowfashion #vintage
#garmentsewing #biasbinding #miteredcorner #slowfashion #vintage
June 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am making this dress for the 4th time, and refining my technique for a bound finish. This time I used a lot of handwork, which takes time but allows me to stay in control. I’m proud of the result.
#garmentsewing #biasbinding #miteredcorner #slowfashion #vintage
#garmentsewing #biasbinding #miteredcorner #slowfashion #vintage
I am trying to work through my fabric stash, but then I need buttons to go with the fabric. I pick out buttons but add a few more to get free shipping. Now I have buttons that need fabric.
an intervention might be needed.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
an intervention might be needed.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I am trying to work through my fabric stash, but then I need buttons to go with the fabric. I pick out buttons but add a few more to get free shipping. Now I have buttons that need fabric.
an intervention might be needed.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
an intervention might be needed.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
Working with a nearly sheer striped rayon. To prevent the stripes in the seam allowance from showing through, I pulled the indigo threads. As a bonus, I can use the pulled threads for topstitching.
#garmentsewing #sewing #slowfashion
#garmentsewing #sewing #slowfashion
June 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Working with a nearly sheer striped rayon. To prevent the stripes in the seam allowance from showing through, I pulled the indigo threads. As a bonus, I can use the pulled threads for topstitching.
#garmentsewing #sewing #slowfashion
#garmentsewing #sewing #slowfashion
Today’s unfinished stash project- striped rayon challis shirt. I marked multiple grain lines and am pinning the stripes like a madwoman. I tell myself the results will be worth it.
#garmentsewing #stripes #slowfashion #sewing
#garmentsewing #stripes #slowfashion #sewing
June 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today’s unfinished stash project- striped rayon challis shirt. I marked multiple grain lines and am pinning the stripes like a madwoman. I tell myself the results will be worth it.
#garmentsewing #stripes #slowfashion #sewing
#garmentsewing #stripes #slowfashion #sewing
I was so proud of repurposing the fabric from a dress into a new shirt, with zero waste! Tonight I found three more yards of that fabric in my stash. Not sure how to feel about that.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
June 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I was so proud of repurposing the fabric from a dress into a new shirt, with zero waste! Tonight I found three more yards of that fabric in my stash. Not sure how to feel about that.
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
#garmentsewing #fabricstash #sewing
Another repurposed project, from ill fitting dress to vintage top! Rayon challis with wood buttons. Subtle Wonder Woman homage in the print, flipped because M is my first initial.
#garmentsewing #vintage #zerowaste #sewing
#garmentsewing #vintage #zerowaste #sewing
June 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Another repurposed project, from ill fitting dress to vintage top! Rayon challis with wood buttons. Subtle Wonder Woman homage in the print, flipped because M is my first initial.
#garmentsewing #vintage #zerowaste #sewing
#garmentsewing #vintage #zerowaste #sewing
When repurposing fabric, sometimes you have to get creative. This “one piece” collar is four quadrants with seams at center back and along the fold line. Under collar is on cross grain because it won’t show.
#memade #repurpose #zerowaste #garmentsewing #sewing
#memade #repurpose #zerowaste #garmentsewing #sewing
June 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When repurposing fabric, sometimes you have to get creative. This “one piece” collar is four quadrants with seams at center back and along the fold line. Under collar is on cross grain because it won’t show.
#memade #repurpose #zerowaste #garmentsewing #sewing
#memade #repurpose #zerowaste #garmentsewing #sewing
The more I use tech at work, the less I want it at home. #sewing in the evening reconnects me to the tangible and historical, so I can work in tech without losing my sense of self. What drives your creativity?
#lotechlife #touchstone #creativity #memade
#lotechlife #touchstone #creativity #memade
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The more I use tech at work, the less I want it at home. #sewing in the evening reconnects me to the tangible and historical, so I can work in tech without losing my sense of self. What drives your creativity?
#lotechlife #touchstone #creativity #memade
#lotechlife #touchstone #creativity #memade
The dress with the broken zipper has emerged as a summer top. More pattern matching, this time it’s front and center. #memade #garmentsewing #vintage #opart
May 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The dress with the broken zipper has emerged as a summer top. More pattern matching, this time it’s front and center. #memade #garmentsewing #vintage #opart
Summer top made from a jagged remnant, finished with salvaged buttons. #memade #garmentsewing #zerowaste #cotton
May 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Summer top made from a jagged remnant, finished with salvaged buttons. #memade #garmentsewing #zerowaste #cotton
Sometimes it’s like that.
I was trying to decide how I felt about my work in progress dress, only to find that the zipper had given up. The good news is I can make a top from the skirt, and I have a picture of my perfectly matched zipper insertion. #garmentsewing #sewing #mistakeshappen #rework
I was trying to decide how I felt about my work in progress dress, only to find that the zipper had given up. The good news is I can make a top from the skirt, and I have a picture of my perfectly matched zipper insertion. #garmentsewing #sewing #mistakeshappen #rework
May 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sometimes it’s like that.
I was trying to decide how I felt about my work in progress dress, only to find that the zipper had given up. The good news is I can make a top from the skirt, and I have a picture of my perfectly matched zipper insertion. #garmentsewing #sewing #mistakeshappen #rework
I was trying to decide how I felt about my work in progress dress, only to find that the zipper had given up. The good news is I can make a top from the skirt, and I have a picture of my perfectly matched zipper insertion. #garmentsewing #sewing #mistakeshappen #rework
I made this top entirely from salvaged garments. Originally the fabric was a skirt that my cat stained. Buttons from an old coat. Santorini Tank, Itch to Stitch. #memade #linen #garmentsewing #reuse #zerowaste
May 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I made this top entirely from salvaged garments. Originally the fabric was a skirt that my cat stained. Buttons from an old coat. Santorini Tank, Itch to Stitch. #memade #linen #garmentsewing #reuse #zerowaste