Sewing

SewOverAgeism Frankie Top

The SewOver50 team have had a challenge running where they have asked everyone to find sewing patterns featuring models over 45. I have a surprising number of makes in my wardrobe that are from patterns featuring older models and have worn one every day this month. However, I was perusing patterns yet to be made […]

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Stokx Square Pants

I had been watching this pattern for a while, with some longing, but I do try to not buy new patterns all the time. Then I was lucky enough to win a pattern from Lindy and I didn’t even have to tell her which pattern I wanted, she just knew and sent it to me […]

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Red for International Women’s Day

Lindy from Stokx Pattern has been promoting Rotes Kleid, which means Red Dress to wear on International Women’s Day as red symbolises strength and power and demands attention. I have always celebrated IWD, especially as it’s my husband’s birthday, so I decided I would make a new, red outfit. This outfit ticks the Sew Over […]

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Making for babies episode 12

My stepdaughter is home for a couple of weeks with our grandson and she asked me to make him a summer wardrobe. I set to work with alacrity! I could have gone mad, but did restrain myself as I don’t want to burden her with too much stuff which won’t fit for long. I started […]

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Cora and Clair: A match made in heaven

I was keen to make a pattern from both Liz Hayward and Pattern Union as both these pattern companies gave us a pattern as a prize for our Perth Stitchers Picnic in the Park. I also wanted to recycle some fabric and this began life as a Gorman doona cover and pillowcases – I loved […]

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recycling, refashion, Repurposed, Sewing

From unworn dress to top

February is Refebulous month and I’ve been having fun with my refashioning drawer. Years ago I bought a long sheath dress from a local designer which had a hole in the side. I enjoyed the hole for a while, wearing a jumper underneath, but then I decided I wanted to wear it in the summer […]

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recycling, Repurposed, Sewing

Fibremood Gabriela

When the new Fibremood patterns came out, I was, as usual, quite conflicted as to which one to try, but was kind of seduced by the concept of a body warmer. It’s quite cold in my sewing room in winter as I have a gas fire I’m too scared to turn on due to fabric […]

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recycling, refashion, Repurposed, Sewing

Stokx Rock and Eva Tee for Refebulous

I’d just been considering what to refashion for Refebulous, an annual sewing challenge held in February, which aims to inspire people to repair/refashion/reuse clothes, when I found this pair of jeans on the free rail of the community op shop in Manjimup. Unlike most jeans I see in op shops, these had a fair amount […]

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Sewing Masin Jameela Jacket

I was quite surprised to win the Sewing Masin Jameela Jacket pattern, and I think I was chosen because I said I would make a gingham one. When I won it, I got out a green gingham sheet I had bought in an op shop, but I was slightly uncertain how the pattern worked so […]

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Stokx Play Pants

I’ve been looking at the Stokx Play pants and the Stokx Square Pants for quite a while and was thrilled to see that Lindy was a sponsor for Designin” December, so was extremely hopeful that I might get lucky and win a pattern. The sewing goddesses were smiling on me, because not only did I […]

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