I've been a bit absent around here lately, and it's because I'm expecting! I've had an absolute hell of a first trimester, and was sick all day and all night for about 10 weeks straight. The past couple weeks have really been looking up, though, and I'm starting to feel a lot more like myself, and a lot more like sewing! As I've talked about before, I HATE throwing away my ...
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I don't know about you, but over the past couple of years, I've developed a bit of a "Sunday Uniform." In the summer, it's usually a sun dress (as it is most other days). In the fall and winter, it switches to leggings and some sort of cozy top. I've spent the last week or so fighting off the stomach flu and a sinus infection, so I just couldn't bear the ...
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One of the things I struggled with when I first started sewing was the ever-growing stash of scraps. Too large to throw away (what if I can use it??) and too small to really make anything with. Over the years, I've discovered that making undies is the perfect use of left-over scraps (or projects that didn't go quite right)! All of the pairs here were made with the left-overs from another ...
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It seems like every summer I get inspired to make a dress that is pure icing. It's impractical, I won't wear it a lot, and it takes a lot of time and energy to get right. The heat, the fabric (my god the fabric), and my new-found desire to be a Schuyler Sister all got together and decided that I needed a new impractical dress in my wardrobe. The result? Well, ...
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I'm Ashley. I blog over at craftsanctuary.com, mostly about sewing, but occasionally about knitting, travel, and other crafty business. I am a Chicago transplant by way of New York, and I still have dreams about walking through the garment district after work. I started sewing when I was a little girl. I was that weird kid that flipped through a catalogue looking for a birthday present, and said “Can I have a sewing ...
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