Hello 2020, another year has ended and we start all over again. Some say its a new decade, me I'm a numerical sort of gal and I think its the beginning of the end. It's now the time when we think about last year and consider what awaits us in this new year. Its the… Continue reading The End is Nigh… or is it already all over?
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Pattern Marriages – jumpsuit hack … again
Jumpsuit Fever is still in full flow, even though the brilliant Sew Together For Summer challenge and summer itself is now over. It was so much fun seeing all the entries from all over the world and I was inspired to enter five jumpsuits in the challenge. I had actually made six but one was… Continue reading Pattern Marriages – jumpsuit hack … again
Not a bra but a swimsuit
When contemplating this perennial question Why do you sew? - This is why I sew.
Jumpsuit fever
Well didn't we all go crazy for jumpsuits! Sewtogetherforsummer19 has really started something this year. More than 700 jumpsuits and I added 5 to that total. I've shared one, the Cherry jumpsuit from Mood Sewciety but that just whetted my appetite. Always one to ramp up the challenge level, I really wanted to do a… Continue reading Jumpsuit fever
Sewing bookworm – It’s habit forming
Sade and Rae a couple of flighty pieces that were made for flouncing.
Breaking it a little bit: Kaste butterfly sleeve dress
True to my word I am making more from the Breaking the Pattern book because I'm still feeling the vibe. The latest one I decided to tackle was the Kaste dress. This dress is so pretty and at first, it was one of those which I thought, "It's really too pretty, it's definitely not me."… Continue reading Breaking it a little bit: Kaste butterfly sleeve dress
Finally! I made something for my man!
The pattern is very Nineties ... It gives me Miami Vice vibes
Telling the truth; how I made my own dress form and started to own my size.
My very first post here was a piece detailing how I refurbished my adjustable dress form. I bought Venus when I was in my late twenties and a size 10-12. Venus is an adjustable dress form that went from about a size UK 8 to UK 14 max. By the time I returned to sewing… Continue reading Telling the truth; how I made my own dress form and started to own my size.
In the Mood – some Free Pattern Love
I've got a new obsession. I visited Mood Fabrics in New York on my holiday last Autumn, the warehouse is a cornucopia of fabric and you could spend days in there. It was more a pilgrimage than a shopping spree as I didn't buy anything because my bags were full and I had no more… Continue reading In the Mood – some Free Pattern Love
Halla Coat – Breaking the Pattern
A third of the year has already gone and I have just published my MakeNine for 2019. Although I have made a few items this year already, I'm now embarking on one of the more prominent ones. I don't really like getting caught up in hype and typically the fact that everyone likes a thing… Continue reading Halla Coat – Breaking the Pattern
The T-shirt maxi Mark II
Hello, it's me! Long-ish time no blog. I know it's still winter and I'm still feeling that post-Christmas, pre-spring slow-jo that I get every year. I realised I hadn't shared a lovely make from last summer, and the blog was festering in drafts, so here it finally its. A couple of summers ago, I drafted… Continue reading The T-shirt maxi Mark II
My Sewing review of 2018 – Helter Skelter, See Saw, Bumper Cars:
2018 It was up, then it was down, It was fast then it was slow, I was here and I was there. It was a good year overall but the end of 2018 tells me I need to be a little less That Random Madam. I set myself a Make Nine challenge at the end of… Continue reading My Sewing review of 2018 – Helter Skelter, See Saw, Bumper Cars:
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