Here's how to have a sustainable wardrobe: buy fewer items and wear the ones you have for a longer period of time. That's the simple answer. Having a sustainable wardrobe is easier for men but more difficult for women. Buying fewer items and keeping them longer is easier for men because their clothing is better… Continue reading How to Have a Sustainable Wardrobe
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Sewing and mending is sustainable.
The Quilt Goes to College
Remember when I sewed a quilt for my son? Well, when it was finally finished I swore up and down that it wasn't going off to college with him. I had worked too hard on it and it was too nice for college. I wanted him to leave it at home. Something else that wasn't… Continue reading The Quilt Goes to College
How to Re-Make Sweat Pants
Remember my closet clean out from our year of home organization? Well, I had several pairs of old sweat pants. Remember when we just called them sweat pants? Now, we refer to them as 'yoga pants' but let's face it - I wasn't wearing those sweat pants for sweating in and most of us aren't… Continue reading How to Re-Make Sweat Pants
How to Add an Elastic Waist Band to Women’s Pants
Pay attention women's clothing designers: this one's for you. Have you ever dressed a little boy and envied the waistband on their pants or shorts? I have. It's adjustable. Why can't women's pants or dress trousers or jeans have an adjustable waistband? We're not the same shape or size as the models. Many days, I'm… Continue reading How to Add an Elastic Waist Band to Women’s Pants
Home Organization Project 29
For this week's home organization project, we must begin by remembering how awful my sewing studio looked. Yes, it was a complete mess. Then, it got worse! Are you wondering how that is even possible? Me, too! Here's where I started....I rearranged shelves and moved furniture around - first. Then, I looked up at the… Continue reading Home Organization Project 29
Home Organization Project 27
Warning: these photographs are offensive - to me! If you want to see the opposite of home organization, keep reading. Anyone who thinks my home looks perfect all the time, grab a drink and settle in for a view of my sewing studio. It's in our basement (1914 Craftsman bungalow) and allows me to keep… Continue reading Home Organization Project 27
Easy Easter Basket DIY
This post is sponsored by Dove© Chocolates. Do you ever feel like you're always buying a new package of plastic eggs every time Easter rolls around? Me, too! It's the same with those pesky bags of stringy grass. It always ends up getting strewn around the living room. I really needed an update to this… Continue reading Easy Easter Basket DIY
Home Organization Project 9
Here's what the 9th week of this home organization project has taught me: The less I have, the more I want less. It's a think piece. Things I've been keeping and holding onto for one reason or another are now going, going, gone! Once we finish an area, it feels so good. During it and… Continue reading Home Organization Project 9
Sew a New Blanket from an Old Blanket
Do you ever buy something and wonder why? Me, too. I should not have bought this adorable table cloth but I couldn't help myself. With those fresh colors and gingham; it was too cute! Plus, it was from a shopping trip with girlfriends to the Goodwill Clearance Center so was inexpensive. Once I got it… Continue reading Sew a New Blanket from an Old Blanket
Awnings Are Up!
It’s finally feeling like summer and thankfully we put the awnings up before the hot weather kicked in this year. We installed awnings, that we made ourselves, on our windows about 10-years ago and every summer, I’m so thankful. Awnings keep a house cooler – by about 10 degrees – by blocking the sun from… Continue reading Awnings Are Up!
Go Gingham 