Helen's Closet

It's that time of year, folks! The time when you make a list of all the handmade gifts you want to give to your friends and family and then look...

Happy first Wednesday of the Holiday season! I don't know about you all, but my calendar is already jammed full of awesome holiday events and family time, I am so...

Thanks so much to all of you who signed up to receive the Granger Book Bag Pattern! I am really excited about doing the sewalong and showing you how this...

This week has been a total whirlwind for me, but I was able to get the Granger Book Bag released on schedule! It is available for free if you are...

I am thrilled to be sharing my very first pattern with you today - the Granger Book Bag! The bag is free for my newsletter subscribers, and it's not too...

Has anyone else thought about moving back their sewing plans by one season? It seems funny that fashion is designed and shown months and months in advance of the next...

One week to go! I can’t believe how fast the last two months have flown by. I am very excited to share the Granger Book Bag Pattern with you next...

Hello fellow sewing enthusiasts! I am currently at home sick with a cold but I do have my new knitting practice to keep me creating. I'm not terribly good at...

What?! It's November?! Seriously, how did this happen? One second I'm wearing a light cardigan to work and the next I'm layering sweater upon sweater just to leave the house...

Happy hump day makers! One of the reasons I decided to do this post on Wednesday is that I find the mid-week slump can be so difficult to get through...

I hope you can forgive the absence of the weekly last Wednesday, Sam and I decided to take a short trip down to Seattle for a few days and as...

It's the tenth Wednesday Weekly! When I started this blog back in June of this year, I knew I wanted to do a weekly sewing blog roundup to help share...