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Author: Samantha Schmidt

Samantha Schmidt is a mom, teacher and sewist in Ottawa, Canada

Self-drafted shirred sun dress (no pattern!)

I’ve gotten a lot of question about the shirred dress I sort of improvised last week so I thought I would give you a run-down of what I did. Be warned that I figured out a lot of this on the fly and this is in no way a detailed tutorial. That said, it was… Read More Self-drafted shirred sun dress (no pattern!)

July 16, 2022July 17, 2022 Samantha Schmidt2 Comments

Vacation Reads for Sewists

After making clothes, my favourite thing to do is probably read about clothes. I know a lot of us are going away on holiday, so I thought this a good time to do a round up of my favourite books about clothes and sewing. This list is a combination of books I’ve read or ones… Read More Vacation Reads for Sewists

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Samantha Schmidt6 Comments

My Favourite Movies for Vacation Wardrobe Inspo

A large part of my wardrobe planning process involves collecting inspiration from a variety of sources. Most of it comes from Instagram and Pinterest, but there are also a handful of movies I watch nearly every spring to get me into the mood for making warmer weather clothes. Most of my favourites are classic films… Read More My Favourite Movies for Vacation Wardrobe Inspo

July 2, 2022 Samantha SchmidtLeave a comment

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Hello! I’m Sam! I’m an elementary school French and Art teacher and I live with my husband and two young kids in a two-bedroom apartment. We chose not to have a car and try really hard to live a low-impact life. But I also really, really love making clothes.

I’ve been sewing pretty much my whole life, but it’s been in the last five years or so that I’ve really committed to changing my clothing consumption habits and thought really hard about my style. This blog is something of a record of that journey.

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