Print Pattern Sew

August Two-color block print on a linen-cotton blend. Garment pattern: Sonya Philip’s Dress #2 (shortened, and with an altered neckline) Fabric: Robert Kaufman’s Essex Ink: Blick Marimekko released its fall collection this month, so I decided that I wanted to sew a loose, boxy blouse with a large, bold print for August’s garment. The really […]

July One-color block print on a linen-cotton blend Garment pattern: Tilly and the Buttons’ Miette pattern Fabric: Robert Kaufman’s Essex linen-cotton blend Ink: Blick The other day, a teenaged girl walked past me, wearing high-waisted acid-wash jeans and a crop top, and I felt the way I imagine my mom felt when bell-bottomed jeans briefly

    June One-color block print on cotton chambray Garment pattern: Self-drafted (loosely based on April Rhodes Staple Dress) Fabric: 100% cotton (brand unknown) Ink: Blick There is so much I want to tell you – about leaving another consulting client and inching that much closer to being a full-time working artist, about all the

May Two-color block print on linen Garment pattern: Self-drafted (top based on Grainline Studio’s Tiny Pocket Tee) Fabric: 100% linen (brand unknown; from my wholesale linen supplier) Ink: Blick I’d originally planned to make this dress with more of a blouson top (and had drafted the pattern and created a muslin to reflect that). But

Scroll to Top