Any home sewers out there remember when Burdastyle was an online community? I used to post my makes and tutorials under the username GinaSophia there for many years. Recently I stumbled upon some of my proudest sewing projects in a neglected flickr album. It got me digging and I found that the BurdaStyle community as it once was is gone. Wiped from the internet. One thing that does remain is my contribution to a sewing handbook (and no, I didn’t get to choose my fabric or pattern for this contribution).

I also found one of my old sewing blogs lingering around the internet since 2010. It is far too cringeworthy for me to share right now but I will share with you this one image from a post entitled “Five of my favorite things: yellow edition.” Why a tampon was a favorite item of mine at the time, I cannot quite say…

What is not embarrassing about this memory lane jaunt is how consistent my interests are. I loved writing about clothes (thrifting and sewing), I had an Etsy shop (one of many entrepreneurial pursuits over the years), and I had many tutorials sharing my knowledge and favorite craft projects. It’s comforting to see Gina from a decade ago is still, at the core, the same. Even down to these 5 things (I can’t honestly say I don’t have some iteration of these items in my purse right now).

Now I will leave with this gem from my old blog’s “features” page. The trench is still one of my most impressive makes ever, the pose on the other hand, idk.