Helen's Closet

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DIY Compression Leggings – Review of the Avery Leggings pattern by Helen's Closet

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DIY Compression Leggings – Review of the Avery Leggings pattern by Helen's Closet

Today I'm really excited to share a new make with you. These compression leggings have been on my to-sew list for my upcoming trip to Copenhagen and I've finished them just in time. The pattern is the Avery Leggings by Helen’s Closet and it's amazing. I’ve made a few pairs of leggings before, using a pattern I drafted myself and the Virginia Leggings pattern. They are really fun and easy to sew. And they make great wardrobe staples. The Avery Leggings by Helen’s Closet is an upgrade from the basic leggings pattern. It features a two-piece waistband and a gusset making it more similar to athletic wear. I especially love the high waisted option and that the gusset provides more comfort and ease of movement.

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DIY Long Everyday Cardigan

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DIY Long Everyday Cardigan

Today is going to be a short post because I already posted about this pattern a couple months ago but I couldn't resist sharing this make because it quickly became one of my favorite wardrobe workhorses. I wear a cardigan almost everyday and the Blackwood Cardigan by Helen's Closet fits my cardigan needs perfectly. 

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My DIY Travel Outfit – Neenah Dress and Blackwood Cardigan

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My DIY Travel Outfit – Neenah Dress and Blackwood Cardigan

As any proper sewist does before a big trip, I’ve been sewing up a storm. I’m leaving for in Japan in just a few days and excited is an understatement. This will be my first trip to Japan (and Asia!) and I’ll be reuniting with two dear friends. My packing list has been in the works for months and one of the most important components is the travel outfit. The flight is loooooong and comfort is important to me so everything I wear has got to have some stretch in it. But, I also don’t want to wear a sweatsuit so the knit dress is my travel garment of choice.

Day 8 #memademay2024 My favorite outfit of the month (so far). 💙 Today I paired my #SewDIYMiri tank top in a striped cotton with denim #landerpants. I love how the cropped tank looks with the high rise pants and exposed button fly. I'm offering 20%
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Day 7 #memademay2024 Wearing some older makes today and two of my own patterns. 🤗 All of these were made more than five years ago and wearing them kind of feels like hanging out with old friends. ✂️ Color blocked #AliSweatshirt (pattern by me) ✂️
Day 6 #memademay2024 Feeling under the weather and not wearing much me-made today so I thought I’d share my last day finished project. 🤗 This is the #marjorieslingbag by @heyjunehandmade I bought this pattern when it was first released and I&
Day 5 #memademay2024 A cold and rainy movie day. 🌧️ Wearing grey #gingerjeans, a grey #seamworklenny (again) and a plaid #cheyennetunic #sewingtall #memademay #memadeeveryday
Day 4 #memademay2024 Went to a flower themed spring sewing meet up today 🌻💛💐 I was very happy to wear one of my favorite dresses, a hacked version of the #jessicadress with red piping. And because it was cold and rainy today I swapped in my cowboy
Day 3 #memademay2024 Todays forecast was for the high 60s (and it will be cold and rainy this weekend) so I thought I could get away with wearing a dress. I even added a thin turtleneck underneath for extra warmth. But by the afternoon I added sweatp
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