This year I headed into autumn with a plan. A cunning plan. A plan so good I needed to sit down and have a Caramello Koala to celebrate when it was done. Drumroll please… I designed a capsule wardrobe. Boom! Adulting win. It had ten key pieces and I identified patterns that would work, ordered…
New Wardobe
Amanda vs Selfless Sewing
When someone asks me to sew something for them I get all fretful. It’s a default of mine. While I may seem rather suave and sophisticated (BWAH HA HA!!!!!) I am a total bundle of nerves when it comes to anything I have made. I can’t fit for myself let along for anyone else, I protest. You’re far too…
Amanda vs The Hollyburn Skirt
They always say that a good crafter should not blame their tools but themselves if something goes awry. Well here’s the rub- I’m not a good crafter, I’m a sassy one. So when my first attempt at making a Hollyburn skirt failed epically I so blamed the corduroy that I used as a the problem….
Amanda vs Jungle January Crescent Skirt
When Annie, rocking it over at Pretty Grievences, was all throwing down gauntlets for sewing with animal prints I was up for the challenge. And I’m not going to lie. My first thought was some kind of hideous leopard print cat suit that I could pretend to be Cheetara from ThunderCats in complete with face…
