polka dot fabric in the mail // sent a large hound order // this creepy dog on a building down the block raspberries that match my nails // j necklace from madewell // pink toes and petals PHEW!!! I ...
Well it’s time to show you what Sunni of the super amazing blog A Fashionable Stitch made for me! Much like the garment made for her, this is not something that I would think to make for myself...
Camp Wandawega recently launched it’s webshop The Wandawega Camp Store and it’s pretty dreamy. I was lucky enough to visit last spring when we shot the hound ss’11 lookbook there an...
So a few weeks ago I got an email from Miranda of One Little Minute asking if I would be interested in participating in a refashion swap with some other lovely ladies in which we would refashion the ...
I originally had something different written here but I literally just got news from my sister that the phone call my family has been waiting for was made tonight. My cousin Gina who has been living ...
It’s the hound s/s 2012 collection!! Okay so THIS is why I’ve been MIA foreverrrrr, okay I’m lying, it’s one of 3 or 4 reasons but who needs to get technical. I’m so hap...
I’ve sort of psyched my self out of posting on here, it’s been so long that I wasn’t sure what on earth to post about. I was on such a roll and then things got in the way. I really ...
So it’s been 2 solid weeks since my last post…I didn’t mean to disappear off the face of the earth but things have gotten so busy here that I haven’t had any time to do anythi...
After posting my navy lace scout tee I got a few questions asking how I french seamed my armholes. It can seem a little confusing at first but, as with apparently all of my tutorials, I promise it re...
[Birds of North America print from Small Adventure] Sorry for the long silence this past week, I’ve been without my camera cord since last week but today I get it back and can get all my post p...
I had originally planned to sew this top as part of my Autumn Wardrobe but obviously I’m a bit late on that. This was the original plan for the top all those months ago when I bought the fabric...
So I ordered the Fashionary sketchbook a few days ago and have been playing around in it in my free moments with some ideas for my spring wardrobe. It’s pretty great for quick sketches, somethi...
Hope you are having a wonderful extra day! We’re lucky to be enjoying some amazing weather in Chicago, though it’s starting to cloud over now. I woke up early today, answered some emails ...
I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this until now, but I was a featured indie designer over on Megan Nielson’s blog a few weeks ago. I’m sure you all know Megan fr...
Working on a lot of things this week that I can’t really post about. A first sample of a new print. A little something for a surprise package. The muslin for an exciting sleeve for a friendR...
[image by julia stotz] I think I’ve pretty much narrowed down my main spring wardrobe colors: nude, lemon, mint, poppy and sky. I’m pretty into the brights paired with neutrals for sprin...
[image via design sponge] So, Spring Wardrobes! It seems like a few of you would be interesting in sharing our spring wardrobe plans in one place so I’ve started the Handmade Wardrobe | Spring ...
Woahwoahwoahwoah, did I actually sew a garment? For myself? I know, right? I can barely believe it either! Just when 2012 was starting to look a bit barren garment wise, I finished up this blazer for...
[from my pinterest] Okay so I know mid-February is pretty early to be thinking about spring, but with all the warm weather we’ve been getting this winter, it’s pretty hard not to think ab...
I often get questions asking how I get my bias faced necklines to lay flat, so I’m here today with a tutorial to help you do just that. It can be really frustrating to make a garment that looks so go...
sock 1 | sock 2 | sock 3 I used to think it was crazy that anyone would knit their own socks. Literally, totally insane. Then I knit a pair a while back because I felt like, in order to call myself a...
Finally!! The Tiny Pocket Tank and Scout Woven Tee are both back in the shop and the size range has been expanded to fit sizes 0-18. I designed a new shop that will run a little smoother than the pre...
I’ve been doing quite a bit of fabric browsing lately looking for fabric for another pattern, but haven’t had much luck in Chicago so I’ve turned to the internet. I was browsing Bri...
Right now I’m split between a zillion unfinished projects which is pretty stressful. If I haven’t finished anything in a while I start to feel sort of lost so hopefully by the end of the ...
If you’ve tried to access this site in the last week, chances are you weren’t able to thanks to some hackers with nothing better to do with their time. I literally don’t understand ...
Well I’m back from Victoria! I had such a great time hanging out with Kari and Dave and their two beagles, checking out Victoria, spending a day in Vancouver and enjoying the super huge (by nor...
I’ve been working on a pair of socks, they make a pretty good travel project. I bought some KnitPicks Felici Sport sock yarn a while ago and it’s knitting up SO soft and warm, I can’...
I just started up a Grainline Studio Facebook page. Not too much there yet but I’ll be getting more up on it over the last few days including links to all the tutorials, tips and tricks and pat...
I wish I could say that this blazer was the first project of 2012 but unfortunately I finished it at the beginning of December to send to my sister with a Stella dress for Christmas, hence just showi...
After an 11 hour journey I made it to Victoria yesterday afternoon! Posting will be a bit light while I hang out and relax with Kari + Dave but I have a few things saved up and be warned, there will ...
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