Knitting · LaineeMakes · Pattern Test · Quick and Easy

The Hopeful skirt – who knew a knitted skirt could be this good?

At first, I didn’t really think I needed a knitted skirt in my life, but how wrong was I?

Clothing · Finished articles · LaineeMakes · Quick and Easy · Quick sews · Sewing for men

Finlayson sweater for Him

Now that I've got over the fear it seems pretty normal to be inserting a sewing project for the man.

Black Lives Matter · Clothing · LaineeMakes · Pattern hacking · Pattern making · Quick and Easy · Remaking

Quick wins to reach across the world.

I had the very great honour last week to be featured in not one but two places in the Sewisphere.  As a long time follower of Sew over 50, I was delighted to be invited to join their list of featured sewers and serve as a guest editor for the day, over on their IG account.… Continue reading Quick wins to reach across the world.

Clothing · Destashing · Finished articles · LaineeMakes · Pattern drafting · Quick and Easy · Stashbusting

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