Joyful Wardrobe – Where style and handmade meet

Bright red long-sleeved top with a foldover collar, arranged on a dress form

Sewing

Red wool top, and I’m (sorta) famous

Brightly lit closet wall with artfully arranged color-coordinated garments.

Wardrobe

Making a plan

Folded fabrics in jewel tones, off-white, blush, and dark brown.

Wardrobe

Gathering inspiration

Front view of sample 1 next to sample 2, both after alterations.

Sewing

Fitting the Tabula Rasa Jacket – part 3

Front view before alterations and after the second fitting.

Sewing

Fitting the Tabula Rasa Jacket – part 2

Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern with Rain or Shine variation arranged on cutting table with patternmaking tools.

Sewing

Fitting the Tabula Rasa Jacket – part 1

Analyzing the status quo

Wardrobe

Analyzing the status quo

Open cabinet with a sewing machine and a serger, dressform standing next to it.

Wardrobe

This is the (new) beginning

Collage showing a pattern drawing for a slim-fitting dress, with black and red accessories.

Sewing · Wardrobe

12 months, 12 outfits – February plan

Line drawings of a skirt, simple top, and cardigan, with black and red accessories.

Wardrobe

12 months, 12 outfits – a new wardrobe in a year

Open cabinet with a sewing machine and a serger, dressform standing next to it.

Miscellany

Goodbye 2018, hello 2019!

Teal bead used as a pendant, shown with a coordinating bangle bracelet and drop earrings.

Polymer

July work in polymer

Gray and red top shown in the back view as I smile over my shoulder.

Sewing

Casual top in gray and red

Jeans worn with a gray top - front and side views.

Sewing

Relaxed fit jeans

Front and side views of the jeans, worn with a red short-sleeved top.

Sewing

Black jeans but not bootcut

Three pairs of drop earrings in bright green and black polymer, with and without Swarovski crystals.

Polymer

Earring adventures in polymer

Four placemats with floral patterns in shades of lime green and gray, with matching napkins.

Sewing

Home dec sewing

Red Jalie dolman top and two pairs of red pants.

Sewing

Yes, red! And finished!

Unfinished polymer beads, with an uneven stripe formed by shifting the mica particles.

Polymer · Sewing

Muslin and silver polymer

Two sleeveless dresses and a skirt, all in dark colors.

Polymer · Sewing

Progress note – week 1

Two pairs of winter-themed flannel PJs, folded next to each other.

Sewing

Goodbye 2017, hello 2018!

Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern with two variations.

Sewing

Fitting the Tabula Rasa Jacket

Line drawings of possible patterns, plus fabrics.

Sewing · Wardrobe

SWAP 2018 – planning

Black ponte, black denim, light gray knits, bright red knit, gray striped knit, and black/red sweater knit.

Polymer · Sewing

Back on track