Katherine Funk

This year has been a pretty busy year for me, both in my academic and sewing 'careers'! In past years I have ended up with pretty large...

I am writing this post from sunny England, where I have just started a Master's degree in Holocaust Studies at Royal Holloway University...

I have been a huge fan of Wes Anderson's films since I was much too young to be watching them, so I was very excited when Asteroid City...

Last month I finished sewing my sister's wedding dress, which was very rewarding, but I have been really excited to be finished since I...

This dress is made from the most beautiful silk/wool blend from Rick Rack Textiles in Calgary, Alberta. I found the fabric before I...

My favourite fabric designer, Brett Lewis, has released another collection! I was very excited when I saw the new designs because they...

In the last few years, Alice in Wonderland prints have been quite popular in fabric and I have been loving it! Last year I made 2 shirt...

This summer I have had the incredible opportunity of working in a small archive where I have been helping digitize the photo collection...

If you have seen other dresses that I have made over the past year, you will know that I am a huge fan of Brett Lewis' fabric designs. He...

Growing up in Calgary I have always been surrounded by the rodeo environment, especially around the time of the Calgary Stampede (which...

This month I spent two weeks in Europe for a field school course through my university, where I was able to learn more in depth about...

This summer I made a shirt dress out of an Alice in Wonderland inspired quilting cotton by Tula Pink, and it is truly one of my favourite...

I want to start this post off by sincerely thanking Figo Fabrics for gifting me this fabric. This is R90329-89, a rayon print from the...

Over the past few years while I have been working on my History Bachelors Degree, I have been doing a minor in Anthropology. I loved the...

Is there anything cuter than the Rifle Paper Co. prints? I, like many other Indigo fans, have loved these prints for years, and I have...

This dress was first inspired by Sherlock Holmes. I was first introduced to the stories while I was in middle school and I was...

I have been wanting to try out the Gertie Stanwyck pencil skirt ever since the pattern came out, and this winter I was able to get a...

This autumn I was gifted this incredible quilting cotton designed by Brett Lewis, a local quilter and fabric designer. I was able to...

A few months ago Gretchen Hersch released a free pattern for this adorable picnic skirt, which includes a gathered skirt with huge patch...

I find that there is something really satisfying about seeing garments that have the same structure but look completely different due to...