Finishing this tote bag was the vote of confidence in myself I didn’t know I needed. Mentally, it moved sewing from my list of what ifs, to my list of what’s next?

Two simple bookmarks, a few sharp corners, and one wonky curve which proves that rushing details rarely pays off.

Learning how to sew has been on my crafting bucket list for years, but this was my first real attempt at following a pattern from start to finish. A simple child’s tank top, and a surprising number of lessons along the way.