Hallon dress
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Hallon dress

I was sewing up a cute summer dress for a wedding, but ended up needing to make a ton of adjustments last minute that I was too tired to do. Fortunately, I had a backup plan: cut, sew, and finish a Hallon dress in one evening. 

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Naomi dress
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Naomi dress

I’m going through a knits phase again - it always happens right when the weather starts to turn nice… and nothing says nice like a backless maxi dress 😎

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Axis tank finishes
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Axis tank finishes

I‘ve made so many Axis tanks that I can’t help but have hacked the pattern, at least a little bit. My favorite experiment for awhile was to use different types of bindings - so, so many bindings 😂

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Jordy bra
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Jordy bra

In general, I really hate bras. Ever since I started making my own in August 2019, I completely stopped wearing RTW ones and I have zero interest in making bras with underwires. I decided to try a new pattern, the Jordy bra from Emerald Erin!

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Axis Tanks
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Axis Tanks

Last year I went hard for the Axis tank. I think I made about 10 over the course of a very short amount of time. I mostly stuck with the crew neck view, but opted for a few of the scoop neck view, too. After a change in measurements and some serious over-use of my old, tattered pattern pieces, it was time to cut new ones!

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Rainbow Ogden Dress
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Rainbow Ogden Dress

This dress is not my fault—it’s instagram’s fault. Last summer I made a tiered Ogden cami dress after seeing approximately 4 million of them on sewing Instagram, and this year I took it one step further and made a scrappy rainbow dress, inspired by a fellow sewist.

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Pink Avery Leggings
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Pink Avery Leggings

I put pockets in every bottom garment I make - except for leggings. To me, leggings with pockets are leggings that won’t function properly. What makes leggings function for me beyond fit is one thing: fabric.

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