A new Washi pattern is coming soon, and in this post I answer your questions about the update and what has changed for this classic pattern.

patternsRae HoekstraMay 13, 2020washi, trillium Comments

How to blend sizes for Rose

Many of you have asked about how to blend sizes for Rose, particularly if you fall into two different hip and waist sizes on the size chart. Here are a few ideas for how to blend between two different sizes in the hip and waist!

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 28, 2020rose

Rose Pants Sewalong: Steps 8-11

We’re on the final steps to complete our Rose Pants! Today we’ll attach the waist band, add elastic to the back waist, and hem our pants.

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 24, 2020rose

Rose Pants Sewalong: Steps 5-7

It’s Day 4 of our Rose Sewalong and today we are going to pleat and sew inseams and outseams.

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 23, 2020rose

Rose Pants Sewalong: Steps 2-4

Welcome to Day 3 of the Rose Pants sewalong! Today I’m covering Steps 2-4 of the pattern. In these steps, you’ll sew the center crotch seams and attach the pockets.

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 22, 2020rose

Rose Pants Sewalong: CUT AND PREP PATTERN PIECES

It’s Day 2 of our Rose Sewalong and today we’re talking about how to cut and prep your pattern pieces!

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 21, 2020rose

Rose Pants Sewalong: PRINT, ASSEMBLE, TRACE YOUR PATTERN

It’s Day 1 of our Rose Sewalong and today we’re talking about how to print, assemble, and trace your pattern pieces!

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 20, 2020rose

Get ready for a Rose Sewalong!

Spring is usually a time when I’m inundated with sewing energy, but personally, I need a bit of sewing motivation right now, and I’m guessing some of you do, too. I’ve got two sets of already-cut-just-waiting-to-sew Rose pant pieces that are currently beckoning from my to-sew pile, so while we work behind the scenes to finish up our Washi pattern update, I thought it would be fun to have a Rose sewalong!

sewalongRae HoekstraApril 17, 2020rose Comments

NEW IN MY SHOP: Patternsy + Rose

A new collaboration with Patternsy to offer printed Rose pattern pieces in my shop!

updatesRae HoekstraApril 17, 2020rose

How to take measurements for pants

Rae shows you how to take key body measurements for sewing pants.

building a handmade wa..., sewalongRae HoekstraApril 14, 2020rose, luna Comments

Knitted things

We’ve been kicking the kids outside every day while we #stayhome, which has been utterly essential to our/my sanity. Though winter is technically over, here in Michigan we still get bouts of very cold weather well into late April, so these knitted items have all been worn quite a lot in the past few weeks.

things made with yarnRae HoekstraApril 6, 2020

All of this is new.

Notes from the trenches (of a mom trying to work from home with 3 kids)

at homeRae HoekstraMarch 26, 2020 Comments

Sewing Luna: Resources

We just relaunched this popular pattern with new sizes and in print, and I want to say a big THANK YOU to those of you who purchased the newly updated pattern already! I sincerely appreciate the support, and I hope you absolutely love this newest member of our print pattern collection!

Rae HoekstraFebruary 24, 2020 Comments

Imposter Shawl for Clementine

I knitted myself two shawls last year (uhhhh not yet blogged, tho see IG here and here for pics), and Clementine, not wanting to be left out of the Shawl Madness, asked me to make her this red shawl that I had started a few summers ago as a practice project.

things made with yarn, clothes for clementineRae HoekstraFebruary 5, 2020 Comment

OH HEY THERE new Luna pattern, you pretty thang!

Take a peek at our new Luna print pattern and read about the process that goes into designing a new product.

updatesRae HoekstraFebruary 5, 2020luna Comments

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