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We get asked a lot about what are the most popular indie patterns so we thought we would put together all the maker inspiration for your favourite sewing patterns on the site. For the keen makers, I’m sure a lot of these won’t be a surprise but there were a few in there we hadn’t guessed! We’ve updated our review system this week to make it much easier to use. You can now edit old reviews, add multiple images and they look a lot more inspiring on the product pages. Hurrah. We love to see what you’re making so if...

It was formerly a meat-packing, warehouse and industrial district, but has gentrified with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.  This booming neighborhood has grown with many new areas for entertainment. Here are a few top locations for a fun night out in the Fulton Market neighborhood. Emporium – Check out the old-school arcade games and pinball tables at its Fulton Market location. The nostalgic bar has pool tables, air hockey, foosball, Centipede and a Sopranos pinball machine. There’s local art incorporated into the room’s design, including a glowing, black light-illuminated painting by Lauren Asta and an expansive...

I discovered Bamboo Body in January this year when I was looking for beautiful fabrics that would travel well for a study trip to Vietnam. I heard positive things about bamboo fabrics and wanted to give them a go. You can read the full wardrobe capsule post here. After my trip to Vietnam, I did an update about some of my favourite pieces and how the clothes travelled. The below collage include snaps from the outfits I wore in Vietnam, and the stars are Bamboo Body products. As you see, I wore them A LOT. What I found about bamboo...

Its the season of best of lists, and with the bonus of this being the end of a decade, were being treated to double the number of best of lists this year. What shouldnt be overlooked among those lists are the incredible book covers that graced shelves this year. Works of art in and of themselves, its an outdated belief that we shouldnt judge a book by its cover. The reality is we do and that we should. In honor of that, lets take a peek at the best book covers of 2019. Finding information about the designers and artists...

I’m making a Quilted Christmas Tree I’ve been working on another fun Christmas project and it’s making me so happy. It’s a quilted Christmas Tree wall hanging! I used 2 1/2’’ strips of fabric with my favorite strip piecing techniques. Just like the techniques I used in the Quilted Tree Skirt pattern and video class that I made a couple years ago. But the Christmas tree wall hanging will be a free tutorial here on my blog as soon as I finish it. I used felt and a button to make a star for the top, but now I want...