Please pardon the radio silence. Life. You know. Anyhoots.... I have a dress! A new one to share with you. I have literally been dreaming about this dress since the spring of 2017. I went back and looked at my records and found that I'd bought the fabric in July of 2017. I cut out the fabric in early December 2018. And finally!! A dress!! Without further ado...I bring you my blue baby. This is the Cashmerette Lenox pattern in a straight size 30 DD. Can you tell I was feeling myself today? I took the opportunity of sunshine and a quiet apartment complex to get some fun outside shots. The Kaufman ivy blue Oxford cloth is from fabric.com . They seem to be out of the ivy color I used but I linked to the navy which looks just as crisp. I would say this was a great fabric to work with. Given the amount of handling this dress took over the months, it frayed very little and pressed like a dream. It does wrinkle, as you can clearly see, but I think that...
So, you know how sometimes you have a favorite thing and you have many of this thing because it's your favorite and you can't imagine that you could want a different version of this thing because you think this thing is already perfect? No? Just me? Well, I'm a die-hard Cashmerette fan, in particular the Springfield top. I have made at least six version of that tank top, maybe more like ten. It's a quick sew for me. I've perfected the fit. I've started hacking it into different iterations. I love it. Sooo....when Helen's Closet asked for testers for a beginner's level tank top, I was happy to help but not terribly enthusiastic about the pattern itself. Because, you see, I had already solved that issue in my closet. Or I thought I had. Y'all. I love this top. It was a sleeper for me. I was unsure if I liked it up to and including putting it on my body to wear for the first time. By the time we got home from a dinner out with friends,...
Below I've listed some props that I've found helpful in my yoga practice. If you're interested in shopping these items, just click on the image. Blocks My go-to prop is the block. I generally use two thick blocks in my practice for everything from support in pyramid pose to support under my thighs in savasana to help relax my lower back. Strap Straps are great for the stretching portions of my practice, of course. I like the one below for both the longer eight foot length and the snappy design. I may have to add this to my kit since it matches my yoga towel! Speaking of which... Towel I use a yoga towel since I get super sweaty during sun salutation and twists and I want zero chance of slippage. I have the previous iteration of the pattern below and I love it. It's held up for over two years with frequent washing. Bolster I have only recently come to recognize the loveliness that is a yoga bolster. I started taking a restorative yoga class l...
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