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Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Shower curtain!

My $4/yard Marimekko fabric shower curtain came out amazing! It’s really loud for our tiny bathroom, but I like it. I also whipped up some curtains in a more subtle fabric since they chopped down our tree and it’s so so sunny and hot in the afternoon. Pictures of those…

Springfield #2

In my continuing quest to be comfortable this summer, I’m trying to make a few tanks and dresses. Here is my second Springfield. This dizzying check pattern is a remnant I picked up at Stitch for $10. The neckline looks like the bias binding is pulling away, but it looks…

Lodo Dress #2

I ordered this fabric from fabric.com, thinking the Birch double gauze and quilting cottons are so nice the knits must be nice too. I was wrong. The drape is weird, the white backing shows through if it stretches at all, and also through the stitching. I sewed up part of…

Deer and Doe Melilot Dress Hack

Once I got my Melilot fitting properly on the back, I knew I needed to make a dress version. I used some Art Gallery rayon from Stitch. To change the pattern, I pretty much just extended the hem down. I liked the way the skirt part of the Seamwork Adelaide…