Making repeat patterns is an art form. It’s a lot of drawing and testing and re-drawing and testing again until your eyes can’t pick out the repeat. I’ve recently gotten back into pattern making so I can print my own fabric. View some of my latest pattern designs!

Twenty-something Emily would be confused by the enthusiasm I feel toward personal finance. Spreadsheets make me feel in control so it is no surprise that I have optimized my personal finance spreadsheet over the years. Now I am sharing the spreadsheet with you!

I am often in the mood to bake, but not in the mood to eat the final product. Therefore, Bear has been the recent beneficiary of my baking. With only four ingredients, these are incredibly simple!

I am always inspired by the 100 Day projects others undertake. I decided to crack open a book I have owned for almost a decade, “Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches,” and try my hand at 100 stitches in 100 days.

Things I never would have thought I’d be excited to make myself: a variety of masks in all sorts of fabrics. I spent early-quarantine perfecting my sewing pattern to make masks for Jason & myself. This style sports elastic loops which I found made for easier on & off.