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Lesson learned

So I made this dress. It was meant to be a “wearable muslin” for another dress I was going to make later.  I figured since the design was meant to be loose and casual anyway,  it couldn’t turn out that bad. Regardless of grading to bodice to be a size smaller, the bust is way… Read More Lesson learned

March 6, 2016 Samantha Schmidt2 Comments

A mid-winter resolution

I don’t often make New Year’s resolutions, but believe in setting goals all of the time. I decided this week my new goal is to do something creative for 30 minutes per day. I find it so easy to not allow myself to sew (I can’t make a big mess in the guest room where… Read More A mid-winter resolution

February 3, 2016 Samantha Schmidt1 Comment

The bathroom!

While this project involved very minimal sewing, I feel like the DIY approach and teensy curtain make it halfway relevant for the blog. That and my mom asked for pictures. The old bathroom was awful. When we moved in, the old towel rack left huge holes. The management did eventually patch them, but never painted… Read More The bathroom!

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 Samantha Schmidt1 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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