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Sienna Lander Pants + Flamingo Georgia Top

September 25, 2019 By Melissa Q. 2 Comments

This summer I did an awful lot of teaching across the country.  I packed up my dog and pony show and took the espadrilles workshop on the …

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Nettie Bodysuit and Ginger Jeans : IndieSew Blogger Team

March 11, 2019 By Melissa Q. 9 Comments

Note: The following projects were made in collaboration with IndieSew. Both patterns were provided by IndieSew but all opinions and thoughts …

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May 31, 2018 By Melissa Q. 12 Comments

This easy-going chambray shirtdress is not the flashiest addition to my closet but it is probably the most versatile thing I have made all …

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  • I scored the COOLEST fabric for espadrille making! Jennie from @jennylemons sent me fabric scraps from her exclusive screenprinted clothes and I have JUST A FEW in three different prints for making shoes. I’m completely smitten with my pair in navy stitches. These won’t last and when they are gone they are gone!  Check my shop to buy one up (link in profile) and check the blog for details and loads of photos. 
Special fabric makes for special holiday gifts! ✨
#jennylemons #memadeeveryday #makeyourownshoes #diykitsrock #theespadrilleskit #getcrafty #sewingblogger #sewistsofinstagram #screenprintedfabric #diyshoes #makeespadrilles #wearwhatyousew
  • Spectacularly excited for the Craftacular today with @bust_magazine !  There are still spots left in my keychain class. Come dye wood beads in brilliant colors and make an amazing keychain or necklace! It’s the perfect gift for yourself or the friend who loves handmade stuff. ✨
I’m really excited to teach this technique I learned from @annajoycedesign and do fun, messy creativity. It’s good to take a sewing break sometimes. 
See you there! ✨
#industrycity @bust_magazine #bustcraftacular #makesethingbeautiful #makehandmade #buyhandmade #makehandmadegifts #supportartists #flashesofdelight
  • I essentially made my own “getting dressed” romantic comedy montage! Just kidding, it’s the Evans Blazer from @heyjunehandmade styled five different ways...almost all of it with handmade clothes. So, I guess it’s more of a garment sewist love story! ❤️ Talk about a happy ending?! Details and pics on my blog, AHAPPYSTITCH.com and up on the @heyjunehandmade blog too!
  • Eek! I’m so crazy excited to be teaching at @bust_magazine ‘s CRAFTACULAR this Sunday ( and shopping there on Saturday!) Come join me and we can make an awesome tote bag together with exclusive freezer paper designs ✨✨. Will I see you there?! It’s going to be amazing ✨✨
#craftacular #brooklyncrafting #makeallthethings #freezerpaperstencil #stenciling #badassunicorn #bravelymakethings #statementtote #ahappystitchmakes  #clothbags #bustmagazinecraftacular #bustmagazine #feministmaker #sewersofinstagram #handmade #handmadegifts #handmadeislove
  • This summer I amped up the drama and created this maxi-length dress based off the Vondel pattern from @halfmoonatelier for a rooftop party with @tabithasewer .  If you need a little drama in your life check out my pattern hack tutorial over on @halfmoonatelier ‘s blog! I’m spilling my secrets (including fabric covered buttons to keep the wrap wrapped 😂). Fabric is from @blackbirdfabrics and is luscious!
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#memadeeveryday #handmadewardrobe #vondelwrapdress #maxidress @blackbirdfabrics #sewingblogger #indiepatterns #indiesewer #wearwhatyousew #sewsewsew #makeyourownclothes #sewcialists #summerdress #handmadewithlove #wraptopvondel #patternhack #makeityourown
  • I’m so thrilled to introduce the latest Artist Series Kit ....Arounna from @bookhou has created an exclusive design and pdf instructions for these stunning punch needle slippers! ✨
You guys, I’m literally over the moon to be able share this limited edition kit with you. I’ve admired Bookhou’s products for nearly a decade so it’s a dream to have this collaboration come to life.
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Link to this kit is in my profile. Note: the kit doesn’t include punch needling supplies. It is the basic kit with her exclusive pattern and pdf how-to. You will want to pick up your own punch needle supplies. 🥰
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Check my stories and the blog (AHAPPYSTITCH.com) for more details.
  • Still totally digging on my denim jumpsuit! It’s a totally experimental mash-up of a #cheyennetunic from @heyjunehandmade and the #parasoltrousers from @ensemble.patterns and I really wasn’t sure it would work! 🤣 But it did! And it’s already been put to the test when I had to scramble around doing serious cleaning. Best part of a jumpsuit? No matter what you do...your pants never fall down! 🤣 Seriously! 
Practicalities aside, it’s so cute and wearable and I think it makes my 🍑 look good. #truth ✨
#wearwhatyoulove #wearwhatyousew #memadeeveryday #handmadewardrobe #jumpsuitlove #jumpsuitstyle #canadiantuxedo #conemillsdenim #sewingblogger #sewallthethings #sewyourclothes #indiesewer #indiepatterns
  • Oh my gosh, you guys. So apparently I go quiet when I am stressed out. 🤣 And I have been stressed! You may or may not know that just as things were picking up with my DIY espadrilles kits, I ran out of shoe soles and had to find an alternative source for them. ✨
I haven’t been sharing much about the process of sourcing espadrille shoe soles but it has been such a “journey”. Lots of work went into finding the best soles I could. Finally I found them and so many great people helped me along the way. Yay!! ✨
Little did I know, this was just the beginning! As of right now, there are pallets, (yes MULTIPLE pallets!) headed my way from Germany. Yay! The only thing is; delay after delay they still aren’t here YET! Boo.
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I’ve felt so out of my depth at so many points. Like the time I got an URGENT email requesting information about my customs broker. My response? WHAT IS A CUSTOMS BROKER? I know now and I had to learn fast and navigate things completely new and foreign to me in just a few days. ✨
Then I tackled finding a space to store all of it and ended up finding the perfect space. From here on out there will be an official studio for #theespadrilleskit !! You guys, it’s a beautiful studio OUTSIDE MY HOME! This is huge for me. Huge! ✨
I have doubted myself so many times. You never really know if you are doing the right thing. You just gotta leap. Even this risk averse introvert has to! 😬 ✨
I’m endlessly grateful to everyone who has encouraged me or said a kind word. Your enthusiasm and joy has sustained me. It means more than you know!
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There are good things to come and this photo is a sneak peek of some of it! I CANNOT wait to share it all with you. In the meantime, don’t miss the magic @bookhou is preparing for us!! Check her grid! ✨
#diyespadrilles #makeityourown #handmadewardrobe #makeyourshoes #makeyourownshoes #entrepeneur #flashesofdelight #indiesewing #sewingblogger #beyourownboss
  • What happens when you mash together a #cheyennetunic from @heyjunehandmade and the #parasoltrousers from @ensemble.patterns made of #conemillsdenim ? You get a jumpsuit perfect for honoring #rosietheriveter . 🥰 All the details are on my blog. I’ll warn you though, I really did wing it to pull this together so don’t expect much! 
As it turns out me and my jumpsuit are needed in Arizona for an unexpected family trip so I won’t get to wear it on Halloween 😩 but I do get to use it as a dirty grubby work outfit. Rosie would like that even more, I think.
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I don’t like to sew things I can’t use so there is some beauty in actually wearing it to work in. .
My headband is my own design and made of scrap fabrics hand printed by @jennylemons ! It’s so easy to make but I’ll probably do a quick a blog post how-to, at some point. 
Happy Halloween 🎃!
#handmadewardrobe #memadeeveryday #selfishsewing #jumpsuitsewing #sewsewsew #wearwhatyousew #denimjumpsuit #rosietherivetercostume #patternhacking #sewingblogger #indiesewer #indiepatterns #sewingjoy #sewwhatyouwear #playfulsewing
  • Playing in the studio with a few ideas for workshops I will be teaching at @bust_magazine ‘s #craftacular in December 7-8 in Brooklyn! My actual mission is to create such enticing projects that I convert non-crafters to full DIY addicts. I’m very devious 🤣. .
I’ve had some delays on getting my shoe soles...so, instead of tearing my hair out I’m enjoying this break from sewing. .
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#badassunicorn #bustmagazine #flashesofdelight #freezerpaperstencil #diyqueen #makeallthethings #sewingblogger #indiemaker #feministmakers
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