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halfmoon 101 JEANS | fabric + style inspiration

halfmoon 101 JEANS | fabric + style inspiration

The halfmoon 101 JEANS are pretty much my dream jeans. While they might not be everybody's cup of tea, they are everything I've always loved from m...
halfmoon 101 JEANS | tester round-up

halfmoon 101 JEANS | tester round-up

The design for the halfmoon 101 JEANS pattern has been on my mind ever since I started thinking about designing patterns. Releasing this pattern f...
STRAND dress + top | fabric + style inspiration

STRAND dress + top | fabric + style inspiration

The halfmoon STRAND dress + top pattern has been a long time coming, and I'm so excited to be able to offer it to you in my shop! This pattern made...
boat neck ANEGADA | (summer) style inspiration

boat neck ANEGADA | (summer) style inspiration

written by Jessie Huen   When I first came across the boat neck ANEGADA pattern, I immediately fell in love with the crossover shoulder detail and...
midi skirt ROMA | style inspiration

midi skirt ROMA | style inspiration

written by Danica Lapid   Hi, I'm Danica Lapid. For this pattern styling post, I wanted to show you all how I decided to style my version of the m...
LA BREA tee | fabric + style inspiration

LA BREA tee | fabric + style inspiration

Considering how popular the knit version (view A) of the LA BREA tee was in the early 80s, I was surprised by how much difficulty I had finding sty...
LA BREA tee | tester round-up

LA BREA tee | tester round-up

"I am honestly blown away by how nicely it fits in the bust—only because I have tried several times before to make woven tops with dolman style sleeves, and I have never had this good of fit for my D cup bust and larger than average biceps (which vary from 21 to 22 inches)"

super basic UNDERPANTS | testers, fabric, elastic and more!

super basic UNDERPANTS | testers, fabric, elastic and more!

Underpants can really make or break your day. If your underpants aren't comfortable, you aren't comfortable. The super basic UNDERPANTS are so goo...
wrap top VONDEL | fabric + style inspiration

wrap top VONDEL | fabric + style inspiration

There is something so easy about wrap tops and dresses: effortlessly chic and oh-so feminine. The wrap top + dress VONDEL is what my nonchalantly s...
wrap top + dress VONDEL | tester round-up

wrap top + dress VONDEL | tester round-up

Friends, my amazing testers have done it again! The wrap top VONDEL has been my most technical design to date, so I was really nervous going in to ...
super basic TANK TOP | tester round-up

super basic TANK TOP | tester round-up

Even though the super basic TANK TOP is free for e-mail subscribers, I wanted to make sure this pattern was just as thoroughly tested as any full p...
summer jumpsuit TOFO | fabric inspiration

summer jumpsuit TOFO | fabric inspiration

The summer jumpsuit TOFO is one of my favorite garments to wear. Jumpsuits have this perfect mix between super laidback and classy elegance that I ...