Well Rooted Crafts

Pattern: none - cloned an existing shirt.
Fabric: leftover knit bamboo blend from a previous project - originally from Bolt Fabric www.boltfabricboutique.com

Another throwback post to when I learned how to use a serger! This was a patternless t-shirt I made during class at @sincerestudio.bsky.social, but I didn't take seam allowances into account, so it came out too small for my liking. I sent it off to a friend to live its best life.

Pattern: sam apron by
@helenscloset.bsky.social
helensclosetpatterns.com
Fabric: 100% cotton canvas from Bolt Fabric www.boltfabricboutique.com

Another in my 2024 "make stuff for friends to practice" series: a hybrid garden-kitchen apron. It was my first time ever working with a zipper, which is a pattern modification I made myself at the request of my friend. I'm proud of myself for figuring it out!

Also peep a sneak peak at my first-ever pants. More about those later. 👀

Another project from my first year where I downloaded free patterns and practiced by sewing for friends. First time using knit fabric and before I learned how to use a serger, so it's done with zig-zag stitches. As a more masc dresser, it's not my style, so please enjoy this flowy top on me. 😆

Pattern: sam apron by Helen's Closets helensclosetpatterns.com
Fabric: 100% quilting cotton from Josephine's Dry Goods
www.josephinesdrygoods.com

To get better at sewing last year, I downloaded a few free patterns from one of my favorites, @helenscloset.bsky.social, and asked if any of my friends wanted any of the items. First up was this rainbow cooking apron for my partner, Ray, who picked out this funky, rainbow fabric himself.

One of the reasons why I started sewing was to mend & alter clothes. For this project, I zigzag stitched the shit out of the edge of the hole to attach my scrap fabric. Then I added elbow patches to both sides. Hindsight: elbow patches should be larger & darker, but now my beloved flannel lives on!

Pattern: simple, reversible tote bag design given in class
Fabric: 100% quilting cotton from a store that is closed now

This is my first ever sewing project, completed at @sincerestudio.bsky.social during an intro-to-sewing class in April of 2023. Wild to think that I've only/already been sewing for 2 years. Originally, I thought I was only going to sew for practical reasons, but it's so much more than that now.