Welcome to my crafty blog! I'm Sam, a college student, engineer, seamstress, crafter, & entrepreneur. Enjoy perusing photos of my sewing and craft-related adventures. I hope my blog brings inspiration and happiness to your day!
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For the last three years, my sewing machine has held center stage on my dorm room desk. I’ve been pressed for space, and I’ve had to choose my projects accordingly, but I haven’t stopped sewing. As a seamstress in college, I need my sewing to keep me sane. It’s a pleasant break from the homework and exams, and it keeps my brain moving. I know I’m not alone in this, so I decided to make this little guide so that nobody has to think, my space is just too small to sew in. …
…continue reading “a guide to sewing in your dorm room” »

I’ve got a tiny, simple tutorial for you today. I know the experienced seamstresses among you will say to yourselves, really? that’s tutorial-worthy?, and my reply is, sure. Because I’ve got a soft spot for you newbies out there. …
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…continue reading “before & after: how to sew buttons to knitted garments” »

For some reason, I always thought that making mitred corners using bias tape would be really tricky. It turns out it’s super simple! Now you have no reason to fear binding around corners… using this tutorial, you can put bias …
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…continue reading “easy how-to: make mitred corners using bias tape” »
even with eyeballs, flat whales don’t do much swimming. they’re really just… flat.

A quite daunting pile of flat whales. They’ve all got eyeballs now, so they’re ready to be stuffed and stitched up. While installing one of over 30 …
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…continue reading “lots of flat whales” »
creativity haphazardly ebbs and flows… unpredictable.

Sometimes it’s really difficult to get good inspiration, motivation, or both. There are days when I’d love to just sit and think about sewing amazing things, but I have no willpower to actually get …
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…continue reading “getting through a creativity block” »
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