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I’m Back.

Hey, so I’ve been gone awhile, and as I’m sure many of you can agree with, 2020 was tough. I know many people enjoyed my cottagecore outfit I made, and a few wanted to know about patterns. I said yes there would be, and then kind of disappeared. I am in school full time and work as well, so any kind of personal projects had to be put to the side. 

With the tools currently available to me, it has been extremely difficult trying to change physical patterns to a digital format, and then grading those patterns for various sizes. Since I don’t have any licenses for commercial pattern making software, I have been trying to make do with free/cheap alternatives. At the end of the day, there won’t be patterns for the things I post any time soon. While it is a goal of mine to learn how to do it properly, it definitely is better learned from a teacher than trying to teach yourself.  

I’m sorry to anyone who got their hopes up, and saying you’d have a finished product, I really am. I love that people admired my work enough to want it for themselves, and I want my designs to be more accessible for those who are interested. Maybe I’m making this a bigger deal than it needs to be, but I wanted to give an update on this. 

If you want to use my design, then by all means go for it! I want my designs to be free to use for anyone, but I wouldn’t mind a shoutout :). I found a couple patterns that are similar to the ones I made to help anyone still interested get started:

A similar blouse:

McCall's 7838 Pattern TOP BLOUSE puffy statement sleeves M7838 14-22 

A great free tutorial for making linen overalls. I actually purchased my linen from this store, and highly recommend it. They offer other free patterns as well:

https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2015/05/11/linen-working-overalls/

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my blog has really been picking up lately and i just wanted to raise awareness around an issue in our community! cottagecore/naturecore/farmcore etc may seem fun and harmless, but there are a few things to remember.

for non-indigenous people in north america, we must remember that the land we are living on does not belong to us - it’s stolen. before settlers came to the americas the lands were thriving, and now farm industries are helping to destroy the environment that indigenous people are fighting to protect. instead of idolizing mass-production and farming practices that are harmful for the environment, you should research how the indigenous peoples in your area cared for their home and how colonizers have impacted the way we cultivate/care for farmland. 

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while you were busy “learning” and “passing your classes” i was here being very attractive and thinking about birds

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The amazing concept art of Kiki’s Delivery Service by Studio Ghibli

The Art of Kiki’s Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki

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This was my final for my pattern drafting class. Both the shirt and the overalls were so fun to make, and they fill me with joy when I wear them! I can’t wait to pick berries or hunt for mushrooms wearing these.

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Made a pine needle basket yesterday.

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Some wonderful rain and thunder today! 

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chiggins in the sun

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Went for a little forest walk in the rain. The Palouse is truely a beautiful place. I was in search of some hawthorn trees but instead found a carpet of trout lilies!

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Oh to be a little bee following people through the forest.

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OK, so who said clouds could be this beautiful?

Taken at Devil’s tower a few years ago.