I thought I'd take a little time for this post to share details behind my Capsule Wardrobe planning. I will also share some helpful resources that I've found in this topic. If you're not familiar with the term Capsule Wardrobe, Wikipedia notes the following: Capsule Wardrobe - "The term has come to refer to a… Continue reading Planning a Capsule Wardrobe. . .
Author: oakbluedesigns
I am excited to join the community of sewing bloggers. I will be sharing tutorials, pattern reviews, and snippets here and there of my makes.
Overdying adventures
This project started out with a stained white toddler dress. This dress is a "hand me down" and with the previous stains at hand I decided to overdye the dress. I had a bottle of Aquamarine liquid Rit dye and I started collecting other items to dye together. When I dye in the washing machine,… Continue reading Overdying adventures
Repurpose a t-shirt
This project started with an XXL commercial t-shirt that I acquired. I loved the color of the fabric (a heathered red, cool-toned jersey material). I thought it would be fun to reuse the commercial shirt for fabric and sew it into a new shirt for myself. The body of the commercial t-shirt was a tube… Continue reading Repurpose a t-shirt
Pattern Review: Midi Skirt Roma by Halfmoon Atelier
I was thrilled to be a pattern tester for the halfmoon Atelier pattern, the midi skirt Roma. Meghann Halfmoon is currently refreshing her sewing pattern line. I tested this skirt for her pattern refresh. Pattern: midi skirt Roma byhalfmoon Atelier Fabric: Blue mid weight cotton fabric with a nature print (the fabric was purchased from Ikea).… Continue reading Pattern Review: Midi Skirt Roma by Halfmoon Atelier
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