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Maternity hacking your favourite top patterns

I have found dressing my baby bump extremely difficult. Pretty early on, I grew out of my regular jeans and had to wear jeggings and baggy tops until I was ready to tell people I was pregnant. This was particularly difficult for me as I live in structured clothes (especially in the first few months… Read More Maternity hacking your favourite top patterns

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 Samantha Schmidt1 Comment

Mindful sewing: Knowing when to quit

One of my goals over the past year is to use patterns multiple times for several reasons: you save time as your muslin is already done, you get to be creative with small alterations to the pattern each time, and it allows you to perfect your technique. This summer, I tried a PDF pattern for… Read More Mindful sewing: Knowing when to quit

February 13, 2017January 29, 2017 Samantha SchmidtLeave a comment

Done and done: Gingham ruffle blouse

As I get into back-to-school sewing, I get really excited about blouses. My work uniform basically consists of sleeveless blouses, cardigans, trousers and ballet slippers. Obviously blouses are the most fun (and easiest) of these to make. I fell in love with a Burda PDF pattern and decided to go for it. What I loved about… Read More Done and done: Gingham ruffle blouse

September 26, 2016August 28, 2016 Samantha SchmidtLeave a comment


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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