helen's closet Archives - Katie Kortman

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04 Sep

My Yellow Yanta Overalls

June 3, 2022
Posted by katiekortman
colorblocking, helen's closet, linen, Sewing, yanta overalls

I am so excited to show you all my new favorite overallsâ€”the Yanta Overalls by Helenâ€™s Closet! Helen so kindly gifted me this pattern, and then Fabric-Store asked me if Iâ€™d like to try some of their linen (that would be a big fat DUHâ€”â€”Iâ€™m a linenaholic) so I put the two together to help me this lemony, bright, happy pair! I had been brooding over how I wanted to hack these when I saw the post by @alexandria_arnold on Instagram. She made the straps into those cute ties...

15 Jan

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A Tale of the Secret Skirt Pants. (The Winslow Culottes)

January 15, 2019
Posted by katiekortman
culottes, fancy pants, helen's closet, linen, pants, Sewing, skirt, winslow culottes

Once upon a time there was a girl who loved skirts. She loved skirts, but with 4 young children it was often impractical. Her babies would sometimes lift her skirts up in public or try to hide under them. She had to be able to easily sit and do things with the kids out in public without having to worry about her underwear showing. Did that photo above make you want that cute skirt? What if I told you that this poor skirt-loving mom found a solution to...