A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
The blog has been more focused on writing recently, but I've kept up my sewing projects too! I just got behind in photographing the completed projects. This is a project I finished last winter! Three years ago, I made a weskit from a vintage pattern, pictures and details here. It is one of the items [...]
If you were starting to wonder if I'd given up the blog, January and February have been rather stressful for me so I've had less creative energy for thinking and writing. However, I have been continuing some art and sewing projects which take less mental energy for me and am getting pictures of them. The [...]
I love vintage clothing...the styles...the materials...the functionality...the details. I have several 1950's skirts which I have had for a long time. I think they're gorgeous, but the only thing that I've found to wear with them is a plain white blouse. This year, I've been trying to get more wear out of my favorite pieces [...]
I've been dreaming of this project for over a year. I wanted to make a weskit. I get cold very easily and it can be so hard to find professional clothing that also keeps me warm. I have finally realized that the secret to dressing warmly is not fuzzier sweaters, it's strategic layers! In casual [...]
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