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The cat shirt

One of my dear friends is a self-proclaimed cat lady. She celebrated last week the 15th anniversary of when she adopted her beloved (and ailing) Jenga Jayde. To honour her favourite feline, she threw a party, complete with kitty decor, matching cupcakes, games and collection of donations to the shelter where she adopted Jenga. Of course… Read More The cat shirt

November 2, 2015October 25, 2015 Samantha Schmidt1 Comment

Sweatshirt dress

My friend had this gorgeous, comfy sweatshirt dress from Roots that I loved. It was perfect: cozy, fuzzy, but still stylish enough to be worn out to brunch with a cute jacket and boots. When I saw something comparable for $10 at Joe Fresh, I felt it was meant to be. I wore that dress… Read More Sweatshirt dress

October 29, 2015October 25, 2015 Samantha Schmidt3 Comments

A million and one skirts

I recently took a skirt-making class where I learned the right way to put in an invisible zipper (I had inserted many in my time, but with inconsistent results) and how to transfer alterations from a muslin to a pattern (which I had never been able to do). This was my first time making a… Read More A million and one skirts

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 Samantha Schmidt4 Comments

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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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