The perils of making up your own patterns

I have never used a pattern to sew anything, but I have used tutorials to get myself started. I make stuff up as I go along and if it works, then I keep doing it. I think I’ll keep doing it this way – I don’t want to end up looking like everyone else. The [...]

ARRRT! bag take 3

This is the third incarnation of this bag. The first one was a small hand-sewn pouch, the second was a felt bag, and now this one. I have RSI affecting both my arms, so hand embroidery is rough sometimes. I decided to play around with the free-motion embroidery setting on my sewing machine & I [...]

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• About ARRRT!

  ARRRT! is the brainchild of Alexia Petrakos. Ok. Brainchild is a bit pretentious, but it's her creative playground of sorts. She makes and sells one-of-a-kind journals, handbags & other fun stuff. She also dabbles in mixed media art, collage & painting.