Done and Done: The first Linden

I love Linden! As you saw in my post last week, I’ve been on a tear making Grainline Studio’s Linden Sweatshirt and over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about all the different versions I made.

I always, always make a muslin. Often, I’ll make tester garments for stretchy stuff out of actual muslin (to make sure that I don’t have too much negative ease on my hips causing tops to ride up), but I figured I would use up some scrap and test out finishing techniques. … Read More Done and Done: The first Linden

Sew Every Day Challenge: Week 10 (or, “Make Sure You Have the Right Thread”)

Sleep training is working super well for our family and the baby is sleeping for much longer chunks in the day. We’re on a very loose 3-nap schedule so her first nap is always my dedicated sewing time. This also happens to be her best nap (I’ll pretend that the whir of my machines lull her to sleep), so this week I got to sew in luxuriously long spans of time.  At this rate, I may actually get my last two Archers done before my self-imposed deadline of October 1. … Read More Sew Every Day Challenge: Week 10 (or, “Make Sure You Have the Right Thread”)