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Joyful wardrobe - where style & handmade meet
Joyful wardrobe - where style & handmade meet
  • Four project bags and a knitting caddy.
    Sewing

    Catch-up (part 3): ASG retreat

  • Showing off my new pants - red on the left, green on the right.
    Sewing

    Catch-up (part 2): more pants

  • All done - my caddy sitting pretty, with a knitting project nestled into it.
    Sewing

    Catch-up (part 1): more bags

  • Mirror selfies to show the black pants from the front and side.
    Sewing

    Back in the saddle with black pants and a bag

  • Green flannel pajama pants with white polka dots.
    Sewing

    But first, PJs

  • Sewing patterns and fabrics for the red/white/black collection.
    Sewing

    Sewing with a plan, again

  • Finished scarf shown on dress form tied around the neck, and draped loosely over both shoulders.
    Knitting · Miscellany

    Goodbye 2024, hello 2025

  • Modeling my scarlet beaded Viajante on a sunny December day in Colorado.
    Knitting

    Scarlet beaded Viajante

  • 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

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