In the Godfather: Part II Robert De Niro wears an amazing shirt in multiple scenes. It's dusty blue with a contrasting navy blue collar, cuffs, front placket, and welt pockets. Every time Drew and I watch the movie, we're both drooling over the shirt, so I decided to make it for him. The only blue cotton I had on hand was pastel Easter...
Drew used to have a beautiful vintage wool hat that somehow got washed and put into the dryer. It shrunk down by about half and was no longer wearable. Drew really loved the hat, so I wanted to make him a new one. I took apart the ruined hat, traced the pieces and enlarged them to the proper size. I used some vintage...
My boy Striker has outgrown all of the button-down shirts that I made for him. The weather has warmed up and he loves to be outside. All the time. The back doors are left open most of the day and he plays on the porch for half and hour then comes in for a snack, then he's back outside to dig in the...
We've had some major mayhem at our house. Our basement flooded, the dryer broke, and then I got sick. But now, the sun is coming out, the basement is being fixed, and I'm hanging the laundry out on the clothesline. To keep the freshness of spring filling up my life, I decided to make a new dress for myself. I used two 1...
