Category Archives: Personal

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

So that’s only a little facetious. Its funny how so much “life” can go into one project- or perhaps, how much of life can be exposed through one. I ordered this fabric, Gambier C, from DuckaDilly a few weeks ago. Normally when I love a fabric this much, it takes some time for me a to find...

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The precious quilt + a creative refresh

I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. I was losing steam on garment projects and just needed something to break it up and get me excited again. I think that just goes with the territory when I tend to binge sew certain items (ie, clothing, bags, quilts, embroidery….) Also, I’ve not been sewing...

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Make your 30 Minute Skirt Reversible!

Have you made one my 30 Minutes Skirts? What are you waiting for?! Perhaps you don’t have lining fabric around. If you are not a garment maker, this is actually pretty likely, so today I’m showing you that you can use two prints to make a reversible skirt!  you can see by the wrinkles, Layla’s...

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Free spirited girl

I recently partnered up with Free Spirit, which I’m just ecstatic about because they are such a stellar company and are home to some of the biggest names in designer fabric. I’m looking forward to showing you some of their stuff! They recently sent me several cuts of Loominous, Anna Maria’s newest collection of yarn...

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Beatrix

I’ve had a draft of this post for a whole month, and here we are. I’ve been in a funk and things are not getting published as soon as I would like. But I do have some new stuff you show you! Rae asked me to test out her Beatrix pattern a while back. It...

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Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way. 

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