Book review time! First things first – the generous publisher sent me a lovely review copy of this book, Gertie Sews Vintage Casual by Gretchen Hirsch, which is why I’m blogging about it. That doesn’t mean it’s not an awesome book! Oh, it is! What immediately caught my eye was the artwork – so great!! TheContinue reading “Book review: Gertie Sews Vintage Casual”
Category Archives: clothing
Reconstructed hooded cardigan, with cuff tutorial!
I started this project back in October of 2012, worked on it a little bit then, a little bit last spring, and then picked it back up and finished it over the last couple of weeks, finally! Hooray! I’m so excited to show it to you now! I got this ill-fitting but beautiful hand knitContinue reading “Reconstructed hooded cardigan, with cuff tutorial!”
Convertible cowly sweater vest made from recycled sweaters!
I made a thing! My now-functioning studio made me itchy to make stuff, so the other day when I should have been working at the computer all day, instead I did a little digging through my reclaimed sweater stash, and made this! What is “this”? It’s a convertible cowl-neck sweater vest slash cowl slash shirtContinue reading “Convertible cowly sweater vest made from recycled sweaters!”
My first skirt of the season!
Well the weather is still pretty wintery here in Portland, but I’m excited about the bits of sunshine that happen occasionally in the spring, and I’ve recently been feeling the urge to sew up some new warm weather clothes! Most years I tend to have big plans to make lots of new skirts and dresses, which don’tContinue reading “My first skirt of the season!”
My recycled fabric infinity dresses!
I made some dresses! These are infinity dresses, using this tutorial, made with recycled sheets! So, awhile back I had a wedding to go to and I wanted to use it as an excuse to buy a new dress… but after a day of shopping I found nothing I liked, so then my plan changedContinue reading “My recycled fabric infinity dresses!”
February quick knits ebook: Buttons!
February is a month full of love, and I love buttons… well ok, that’s not why I chose the theme… it just kind of developed… anyway, this month’s club: Five different button-filled projects! The first, a knitting pattern for Shoggoth, the pin cushion demon! HP Lovecraft monster that knits up in approximately 20 yards ofContinue reading “February quick knits ebook: Buttons!”
Gifts from the past: Printed Shirt and Oven Mitts
Hah, these gifts from the past posts were supposed to happen before xmas, not a month after! Oh, me… Anyway, I grouped a couple of gifts I made using printing on fabric. This is a freezer paper stencil printed shirt I made for my dad, on a thrifted long sleeved tee: I just freehand drewContinue reading “Gifts from the past: Printed Shirt and Oven Mitts”
2nd Make-a-Long and Skirt I made during the 1st one!
This Saturday, Sept 18th, will be the second official make-a-long, wooo yay! The first make-a-long, in case you missed it, was April 10th, and I first wrote about the idea here, then posted about the various ways you can participate here. Scroll to the bottom of this post (under the skirt photos) for a recapContinue reading “2nd Make-a-Long and Skirt I made during the 1st one!”
Month of leethal Giveaways!
So all the house-buying stuff has been going super well, and now our moving date is exactly one month from today! That means many things, a major one being that I need to de-stash! I also would like to make an extra bit of moving-expenses money, so I’m kind of combining these needs into aContinue reading “Month of leethal Giveaways!”
recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!
this week’s craftstylish tutorial was a special one to me – i designed this skirt a couple years ago for myself, and i loved the design concept (super easy, no pattern, custom fit, crazy comfy) but i loved it so much that i wanted to hold off doing a how-to… it’s silly, but i justContinue reading “recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!”
Lee Does Stuff 