I'm entering another photo challenge. No sooner had #braugust2018 come to a close than it was time for #SewPhotohop. It's organised by Rachel of @houseofpinheiro and seems to be one of the most popular on the sewing IG calendar. I joined in sporadically last September because, as always seems the case I was away for… Continue reading LaineeMakes does SewPhotoHop2018 : Week One
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Sewtogetherforsummer my SMYLY time.
This time last year I was bursting with joy over the brilliant challenge started by @sewsarahsmith, @rocco.sienna and @sewing_in_spain. so this year I had to enter again and it just so happened that the challenge garment was on my #2018makenine list. The Diane von Furstenberg Wrap dress is the inspiration and I wanted to draft my… Continue reading Sewtogetherforsummer my SMYLY time.
The No Sewjo Sojourn cannot go on!
You know when you've had one of those No sewjo sojourns where you just keep hiding from the stash, the WIPs, UFOs and your 'To Make' list. Well, that's where I'm at right now. A few months back I smugly congratulated myself on tidying my stash, organising and ranking my WIPs, actually finishing some UFOs… Continue reading The No Sewjo Sojourn cannot go on!
A Perfect Place to make: a new sewing space
I live in a little house in a terraced street which probably used to be a "Two up two down" once upon a time. We added a room in the loft/attic whatever you want to call it about 20 years ago to accommodate our home-based work. Both being teachers we needed a space to do all… Continue reading A Perfect Place to make: a new sewing space
Sleevetober? A twist in the tale.
I didn't have time to enter #sleevefest as I was travelling, nevertheless, I am bringing it with a sleeve AND and twist front on my latest make. This dress is my favourite RTW dress and I've worn it nearly to death. I have been trying to figure out the twist front for years without success!… Continue reading Sleevetober? A twist in the tale.
Self drafted T-shirt goes long – taking it to the Maxi.
In March I was getting my sewjo back with a vengeance and sewed my first self-drafted item for a while. I made a simple T-shirt based on an old RTW favourite and used some dramatic fabric to give it life. I'm going to use the same technique and extend that self-made pattern into a maxi… Continue reading Self drafted T-shirt goes long – taking it to the Maxi.
Evergreen: an adventure in colour and creating
A little while ago I blogged about drafting a dress from a photo I had seen in the Vogue Pattern book. I'll show you here how I turned that pattern into a real-life dress. The original was a shift style dress in denim and I had intended to make a close copy in the traditional fabric… Continue reading Evergreen: an adventure in colour and creating
Something tells me I’m into something good.
There I was sitting at my computer trying to force myself to complete the hundreds of exam scripts I still had to mark, I hear the third knock at the door this morning. It's not as if I need distracting anymore than I can do myself. I have had to put my phone away so… Continue reading Something tells me I’m into something good.
The Accidental Winner: why it pays to dig out those sewing UFOs.
Now meet my "Afterthought" dress, the late to the party dress, the slow-slow-slow game-winner. It's months since I made her but only now got around to wearing and writing about it! I'm currently in a phase of craving instant gratification I see a new fabric or pattern and I want to sew it now, but… Continue reading The Accidental Winner: why it pays to dig out those sewing UFOs.
Through my eyes; I made a pattern from a photograph in Vogue
I have lovingly kept this Book of Vogue patterns for years and drooled and dreamed over it many times. Now I'm sewing again, I'm trying not to add to my pattern stash before I use some of the ones I have already, but it's difficult when you see something you like and it's not in… Continue reading Through my eyes; I made a pattern from a photograph in Vogue
Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted
All of my sewing sisters will be guilty of stashing far more fabric than we know what to do with but since I've joined in with the wonderful world of the sewcialists I have had to concede that it's not just fabrics that I have a huge unused pile of but there is also a… Continue reading Unrequited Sewing: The Pattern Stash gets busted
Neither love or seams can keep you together…
Cloning My 'Wanderer' Jeans Every time I looked at them I knew this time had to be the last time we were together, but I couldn’t give them up. They were so good to me; they knew me so well and they knew how to make me feel good. I always ended up giving them… Continue reading Neither love or seams can keep you together…
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