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Litore Love

  • by Mac
  • Posted on August 29, 2016January 6, 2017

It all started when these criss-crossing straps popped up on my Facebook feeds… I bought…

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Pattern Review – Alleycat Romper by Lil Luxe Collection

  • by Mac
  • Posted on August 29, 2016January 6, 2017

Pattern Review – Alleycat Romper by Lil Luxe Collection, Sewn by Mac of Harper+Lu

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Pattern Review: Girl’s Lisse Cowl – New Horizons Designs

  • by Mac
  • Posted on August 29, 2016January 6, 2017

First off – I BIG HEART EMOJI all things New Horizons Designs (aff link)…  When I…

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First Me-Made Garment: P4P Henley with Nursing Mod

  • by Mac
  • Posted on August 29, 2016January 6, 2017

During my pregnancy I taught myself to sew home decor projects and to dabble in…

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Sewing – A Developing Passion

  • by Mac
  • Posted on August 15, 2016August 28, 2016

I feel compelled to share why I started sewing…  Admittedly, it wasn’t because I thought…

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✨So ready for this LOOOONNNGGG weekend! 💃🏾 - ✨This was filmed BEFORE the lockdown, but I could almost swear it was filmed during 😂🤣😂 Can’t believe it’s a holiday weekend - anyone have plans? I’d love to hear what part of your house, terrace or yard you plan to explore! 😋 - ✨Handmade Clothing deets: I’m wearing my muslin of the @seamwork #seamworkadria with my @annaallenclothing #persephonepants and my daughter is wearing the @madeformermaids #brooklynrylee mashup!
#tbt to when I wore a 100% handmade outfit and looked cool as a 🥒 (even after a bug flew in my hair 😩🥴👎🏽) - I’m telling you - if “push through” had a face - THIS would be it! 😂🤣😂 - Pattern info for my sewing friends: @papercutpatterns #sapporocoat and #arraytop with @annaallenclothing #persephonepants // #memademay2020 #memademay #memadeeveryday
It’s your favorite auntie, in her favorite dress (or three 😋), just trying to live her best (socially isolated) life 💃🏾 *🗣turn the sound-on friends* - Anyone want to guess how long it took me to get these dances to line up with the music!? 🤣 Hint: much much longer than this final posted video 😆 🤫 Next time, I hope my family joins in! - To my sewing friends, we are halfway through #memademay2020 and I STILL haven’t gotten any closer to cutting into my precious fabric (#sewinggoals 🙈), but I still have half a month left right 🥴? I shared brief details with the fabric sources in the video, but overall - so long as the fabric is a nice drapey knit, it should work well with this pattern! The dress is @mccallpatterncompany #m7991 . . . . .  #sewingpatterns #diyfashion #handmadefashion #seamstresslife #homesewn #fashionsewing #handmadewardrobe #sewingwithstyle #moodfabrics #diystyle  #fabricaddict #sewingisfun  #diywardrobe #sewingwithknits #coser #amocoser #sewingmum
M O T H E R ’ S🌼D A Y🌸2020 - Last summer, I had an AWFUL commute to pick up my 2 kids (often arriving JUST before closing). It took 1-1.5 MISERABLE hours in DC traffic. But, I knew I didn’t want to have that negativity impact how I interacted with my kids when I saw them. So instead, I turned it into an opportunity to make memories! I started asking one of my kids’ teachers to take a “family photo” each day of us at pickup and ended up with the fun set of photos you see here. Not only did my kids come to expect (and eventually enjoy them, lol) but the TEACHERS got excited about having the chance to capture these fun shots for us! The pictures reminded me to reflect back on the day with the right reframe: I don’t “have” to drive that long to pick my kids up... Instead, I “get” to drive and pick up my children. As with all things - I think it’s truly about perspective; I see today (and this time) that way too. - I have always known it takes a village to raise a child - but this Mother’s Day I truly feel the absence of all those mothers, grandmothers, “school” mothers (teachers) “aunties” (friends, family), and all the others who parent our children in wide range of ways. I truly wish we didn’t have to celebrate under these socially isolated circumstances... - However, I still have a wish for you today. To all the women who have never given birth (by choice or circumstance), to those who have given birth (to live babies, angels and rainbows), to those who are currently pregnant or praying to be so, to those adoptive parents, guardians, grandparents, stepmoms, aunties and to those who have outlived their own children - Happy Mother’s Day from me and my crew. You matter in the lives of so many - and your contributions are seen and appreciated. - 🧵 Fun Fact: I’m wearing handmade clothes in every photo! 🧵 #memademay2020 #memadeeveryday #isewmyclothes
I took my time sewing this @papercutpatterns #sapporocoat and it shows (swipe 👉🏽 for more pics)! From the fully enclosed linings to the clever in seam pockets... From the mitered corners with lining pleats, to the crisp points on the collar. It was fun to get lost in a sewing project, ESPECIALLY right now, when my focus consistently waxes and wanes. - Have you been working on your garment finishes? Have you recently completed a project that required hand stitching? What did you think? - Note: all fabrics from @moodfabrics #moodsewingnetwork
This month, I plan to START on a sewing project that I have been talking myself into (and out of) for the past several years: a classic shirtdress. - I LOVE them - but I can’t find any in the stores that fit me well. I have had @mccallpatterncompany #m6696 cut out for a year or two now, but I never tackled a muslin... Given that it is #memademay2020 and I have nowhere to go - instead of a “wearing” goal, I am setting up a “making” goal. - Lately, I’ve been really hesitant on commitments, because most days it takes all my brain power to work my full time job, be a present member of my small family, and to simply remember to eat and drink enough. However, a meaty project - with a HUGE PAYOFF (two custom fit shirt dresses) - would make this a #memademay to remember! - Is there something that you have been hoarding that you want to cut into? My goal isn’t to finish (who knows how long THAT will take 😳🤨)... But simply to #cuttheprecious fabric. Any chance someone else has a goal like that in mind? I tend to document things like this in IG stories, but I am going to attempt to do more of that here on the feed (no promises 🤪😋). - This is NOT a formal challenge (@sewcialists ran a successful one recently using this hashtag, so I will revive it for May). There are no prizes, no pomp and circumstance - just a couple sewists encouraging each other to achieve a sewing goal this month. And HOPEFULLY in several weeks (months?🥴) when it’s done - I will actually have somewhere to where the garment in order to celebrate! What a maker’s dream, right?!
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