deer and doe

Deer and Doe Belladone

May 7, 2019

We’ve been calling 2019 “the year of no pressure” in our house. After a crazy 2018 where we took on too much, we’re trying to take it a bit easier. Part of this is not putting expectations on myself about what I will sew and when. My goal for the…

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Plaid Deer + Doe Melilot

March 6, 2018

I had just enough plaid fabric leftover from Mal’s long-sleeved Fairfield to squeeze a Melilot out for myself. It was pretty close, and I was only able to pattern match across the front. I used the same wooden chevron buttons as the Fairfield as well, from Arrow Mountain, because…

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Basic Binge (Shadi skirt and Plantain tees)

July 23, 2017

As my old RTW t-shirts are wearing out, I really need some more basics. Stitch also had a sale on knits, so I bought enough for a few t-shirts and another Shadi skirt. I decided to just stick to the Deer and Doe Plantain, but change up the necklines, sleeves,…

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Catalyst Odyssey Plantain

June 24, 2017

The fabric I used for Rachel’s plantain t-shirt is called Catalyst Odyssey and I really like that name.…

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Deer and Doe Melilot Dress Hack

May 20, 2017

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…

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Deer and Doe Melilot

April 10, 2017

I made my third Melilot with the fit adjustments from the workshop at Stitch.The fit is so much better on the back. In the workshop, we added in darts, but I actually liked the flowy back without them for this top so I left it flat. The only other…

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