All posts by Masha Karpushina

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing?  I am a mother to two boys (5 & 3) with a baby girl on the way (August 2025). I studied fashion in college, and earned a bachelors degree in fashion merchandising and design. I later learned pattern making and grading in much more detail…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   Hi, I’m Courtney—sewing pattern designer, wife, and mom to two little ones. I’ve loved creating ever since I was a little girl, and that passion has only grown over the years. Why do you sew? Sewing was modeled to me by my mom growing…

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing?  My name is Antigoni and I live in a small town just outside Athens, Greece. I am an engineer by trade and I work (from home) as an AI/speech expert in a research institute. I have always been a crafty person,…

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing?  I have a background in fine arts and consider myself an artist and maker. For work, I’m a full-time project manager for a remote team of educators. I live with my husband and two cats, and we’re all in the process…

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing? I have a strong family history with sewing–my mom, grandmother, and aunt are incredibly skilled–but I didn’t learn how to sew until after I turned 30. I was in school studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist, and sort of struggling…

Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing?  Hey! My name is Krissie, I’m 31, and I live in Oklahoma with my husband, and our two little girls. Before I became full time as a stay at home parent, I was photographing weddings. I’ve always had my hands in…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   My name is Claire and I’m the owner of Studio Studio, a creative design practice focused on branding. On any given day of the week I’m being creative in one form or another: design work for a client, sewn or knit garments for myself, highly…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.  Hi! My name is Caitlin! I am an ex-graphic designer, wedding coordinator, and retail manager, living in Los Angeles with my hubs, French Bulldog Wellington and farm cat rescue Gracie. I currently work as a trainer for an e-comm fashion company and looking to move…

Whilst preparing the interviews for Curated by You, one name, or rather one pattern kept popping up- namely the Zadie Jumpsuit. This prompted me to do a little research , and I was rather thrilled to find out that not only was Tara Viggo living in London as am I, but we happen to share…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   My name is Jessica and I’m 25 years old.  I began sewing clothes in 2020 and sharing my makes on my Instagram account.  What started as a hobby quickly and naturally turned into sewing custom made-to-order clothes! After a year of juggling my brand and my traditional…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   My name is Leila, I live in London with my partner and my two Sphynx cats. I’m a freelance strategist and most often I’m focused on brand, creative and marketing challenges. But I love helping start-ups think about how their whole idea fits together. I started and stopped…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   My name is Kelsey, and I live in Tampa FL with my husband and our two little girls.  Previous to staying home with them, I worked in the world of professional makeup artistry.  I feel like my life has been marked with many instances…