A journal of design projects, inspiration, and sewing techniques.

Crickets. Shanel let me in to the studio yesterday, but not a word was said. The silence means it’s go time. This is the intense Shanel I ...

I’m slipping into food coma. Shanel and I just polished off a chicken chimichanga and enchilada soup in her studio. A nice break from the se...

Since Lela Boutique is producing the annual runway show, I also caught up with Carrie Arrouet, Lela co-owner, at Alterra. Busy and productiv...

While Shanel is busy working on her seventh show with Lela Boutique, I will try to update you on her process, progress and my observations l...

In my last post I showed you how to make a ruffle using a straight strip of fabric. Today I will show you how to make the circular ruffle. S...

There are two main types of ruffles: straight ruffles and circular ruffles. Today I will teach you how to make straight ruffles. Its quite s...