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Disaster strikes

Remember that beautiful green plaid dress I made this summer? The one I lined with flannel to make extra soft and warm for the fall? Well, tried to wear it today.  I had forgotten the zip was tricky with the bulkiness of the flannel. There’s that one part where seams meet that you have to jiggle… Read More Disaster strikes

September 30, 2015 Samantha Schmidt3 Comments

Look ma, I’m making a muslin!

So I signed up for a sewing course. By accident, I enrolled in a beginner skirt-making course where you learn to make a basic A-line. I had wanted to take a more complex course on pattern alteration, where you also make a skirt, so you can see where I went wrong. Either way, I’m really… Read More Look ma, I’m making a muslin!

September 27, 2015 Samantha Schmidt2 Comments

A new apron!

My old apron, darling as it was, bit the dust. I wear it now out of habit whenever I’m in the kitchen. If I don’t I find myself wiping olive oil on my stomach. I wore my trusty LBD (Really, it looked like a little black dress) every day for about three years. Finally, the ties… Read More A new apron!

September 14, 2015September 8, 2015 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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