Sewing Portfolio
All items made in my home studio with a vintage sewing machine and serger. I don’t have any fancy equipment, and favor simple styles and designs with careful construction, whimsical fabric selection, and close attention to finishing details including serged edges, French seams and, perhaps my favorite technique, bias binding.
Most of these items are from self-drafted patterns.
All items made by me between 2019-2025
Photography by Rachel Phillips, 2025
Copyright Rachel Phillips 2025, all rights reserved
Above: Knitting project bag made from upholstery and cotton quilting fabric
Garments
Garments from top:
Self-drafted duster jacket in cotton-linen blend. Careful attention to pattern matching. Styled with hand-knit cowl in reversible slipstitch.
Self-drafted sleeveless top with gathered yoke, mother-of-pearl buttons and side vents. Sewn in a polka dot cotton batik.
Self-drafted cotton gingam top with pintucks, embroidery and shawl collar.
Boho top pieced together from vintage cotton fabric scraps. Ribbon accents. Matchy Matchy Sewing Club pattern.
Hand-sewn reversible vest with vintage cotton on one side and red wool on the other.
Self-drafted drop-shoulder top in cotton batik with front snaps, patch pockets and neckline ruffle.
Crocheted, sewn and knitted vest from wool granny squares.
Self-drafted sleeveless a-line jumper from upholstery fabric with skinny hand knit scarf from wool dyed with acorns, avocado pits and indigo.
Accessories and Home Goods
Accessories and home goods from top:
Tote bag with leather handles made from upholstery.
Owls made from scraps.
Lined cotton tote bag with cross-body strap.
Hand-sewn coasters with Shashiko embroidery on wool felt.
Fabric organizer basket with cotton quilted upholstery and denim lining.