I'm Sari and I'm Haley, and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

Today, we're talking about how to evolve your handmade wardrobe as your style

changes throughout the years. We'll cover strategies for navigating style transitions with confidence,

exercises to help you understand what's changing and what's staying the same, and how to approach

updating your sewing in a thoughtful way that honors both who you were and who you're becoming.

All right, so Haleyar Icebreaker for today.

Tell me about a time when you looked back at something you made a few years ago and thought, what was I thinking?

So what had changed about your style or your life that made that piece feel so different to you?

Oh, I do that all the time.

You know, the one that comes to mind, it wasn't a few years ago, it was about a year ago.

It was for, I just come back from maternity leave and we had Stitch Fest, which is like our annual in-person event.

And everyone who works here is always like excited.

Like, what are you sewing for Stitch Fest?

We almost always end up making something special for it.

And I made a victory patterns pattern. I think it's called the Sophie, Sophia.

Sophia. And it's really cute. I like it. It has a sheared bodice and then kind of like a puff sleeve and like an A-line skirt.

And I made it out of a block-a-block print fabric from Blackbird.

Super cute.

Yeah, it was super cute.

I went to try it on.

I finish it, of course, like, I think I ended up finishing it like literally hours before,

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