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Last Sunday, my mom and I attended a Ukrainian Catholic University fundraiser in Chicago, Illinois. After singing both the United State’s national anthem and Ukraine’s national anthem before the ceremony, my mom shared something interesting with me. She said, “When we sing the national anthem in America, we thank God for our freedom, while the Ukrainian national anthem prays for freedom: ‘We’ll lay down our souls and bodies to attain...
Thank you Tess & Gigi for taking these photos on our walk last week. Photography by Anastassia I always knew “Croc” would remain one of my best friends after college. She used to share her croissant ends with me at Starbucks during our freshman year at Notre Dame. Yes, you heard me right — “croissant ends.” Almost every Tuesday and Thursday before our History class together, we used to grab Starbucks coffee...
Sign-up for the webinar I’m giving on Burdastyle this Thursday! This webinar is for beginners and intermediate sewers. (But if you’re an experienced seamstress, you might learn a couple new tricks.) If you struggle with getting your tension right on your machine (both domestic and industrial machines), this is the course for you too! Course Description: Do you have piles of silk building up in your fabric stash? Are you unsure how...
Another Anagrassia article in the August 2014 issue of Sassy Magazine! Read the article on Sassy’s website here...
Published 02/27/2014 Ever since college, I’ve mused about making a bikini. They are easy to make and require very little fabric (obviously), so I’m not really sure why it took me so long to make one. Perhaps it’s because of my taste for polyester swimsuits. Growing up, my sisters and I went through so many lycra swimsuits, because they would fade in just a few weeks from the chlorine and sun....
Check out the Anagrassia article in Sassy Magazine! Read more on Sassy’s website: Organic Approach to Your Style Make your old trousers more modern by adding leather welt pockets!...