Helen's Closet

It seams fitting to end my me-made Mexico series with these crazy culottes, we had such a blast and I am really missing all the bright colours, warm weather and...

I have been posting nothing but summer swimsuits lately, which is comical considering how dreary it is in Vancouver these days. This is the final instalment of my swimwear series,...

I am really excited to share this make with you today, it’s the Seamwork Dakota Bikini bottoms and Reno bikini top. These two patterns were actually the reason I signed...

We are back from an absolutely dreamy week camping on the beach in sunny Baja, Mexico! All of my pre-trip sewing paid off big time, I had so much fun...

I made another striped top! Shocking, I know. It may be a bit on the boring side, but I like balancing out more complex sewing projects like my recent Cascade...

I am on a serious coat-making kick lately. By which I mean I have made exactly one other coat. I think anything over one is a ‘kick’ though, right? Especially...

I have been experimenting a lot with different fabrics and prints lately, but I also know my personal style and there is nothing I enjoy wearing more than a simple...

Since Gillian and Katie are encouraging us to up our indoor photoshoot game this month, I figured what better project to shoot than pajamas! These are the Carolyn Pajama Shorts...

Woo hoo, first post of the new year! I wanted to start this year off with a bang, so I decided to use some crazy stretch cotton I had in...

It seems like cheating to call this a full year in review, since I started this little blog in July of 2015, but I'm not one to pass up a...

I could not be more excited to share my most recent make with you all! It’s the star of this season’s indie pattern releases (IMHO), the Closet Case Files Clare...

Thanks again to everybody who signed up to receive the free Granger Book Bag Pattern! I had a lot of fun making the pattern and doing the sewalong with you...