I missed out on Me Made May last year, not just because of the pandemic, but because I was so ill that I spent most of that month in bed. I did wear my self-made robe a lot, so maybe that was vague participation, but I’ve...
I’m on Claritan and Flonase together for oak pollen season this year, so I actually haven’t been sneezing for once. I’m not very miserable at all, which is as good as it gets when sheets of pollen coat...
Remember when I mentioned the petite raglan adjustment in my Elliot Sweater post? That adjustment really shines in this Seamwork Finn tee. I don’t mean to be disrespectful of any sewist, but I’ve seen a lot of...
Where are my beret and bongos? Am I late for the poetry reading? What’s happening? I don’t know. I only know that I love this Seamwork Ace. I know you can’t see any details in this slightly blurry photo of a...
Time to play “First Quarter Catch-Up” for my Tee of the Month Club! Here’s my Elliot Sweater from Helen’s Closet. I cut this out in December and sewed it in January. I think it’s a 16/18 graded to a...
I barely sewed at all in 2020, mostly due to my poor health, and I missed it. Sewing may not be my favorite hobby, but it holds a unique place in my life. I feel better when I can make something with my hands. One of the things I...
February was a short but eventful month, so I’ll keep the wrap-up equally brief. February 2021 LEARNING I worked a bit more on the vegan cooking class I’ve been auditing. MAKING I sewed a pair of All Well Studio...
I’m posting this a little later than I’d intended. Time is still weird. You’d think I would have adapted by now, but I haven’t. After cramming my busiest work month into three weeks (due to a poorly...
We can now finally bid adieu to our Annus Receptaculum Ignis. Let’s all pretend that 2021 will treat us more kindly. MMXX: TWELVE LEARNING I made a little progress on the wardrobe course I started last fall, but I’m...
November was half over before I realized that I hadn’t posted about October, so here we are with a double-month extravaganza. Hooray? I guess? MMXX: ten and eleven LEARNING I started a new writing course and a wardrobe...
