Today the latest edition of Tauko Magazine (Ed 20) has been released and I chose to make the Allyn undies as I am in desperate need of new undies and am always up to try a new pattern. They are designed by Nikki Griffin, and are a very quick make. The main difference about these […]
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Every time I travel I get tired of having a toiletries bag that I have to dig about in to find anything, Years ago my mother gave me a hanging one and it was so handy, so I thought I’d try and make another one. I was going to have a go at drafting a […]
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For sometime I’ve been wanting to make a new laptop bag and I saw that Linda from Lányos Handmade has released a pattern for one called Luxe. I immediately bought the pattern as it was just what I’d been looking for, and even better, Linda is someone I have met and had lunch with in […]
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I have recently begun volunteering for St Pat’s Op Shop in Fremantle. I’m in the Upcycle Sewing Group, where we sew and mend for their shop “Repatched”. They are a lovely group of people, and St Pat’s works to provide for people who are experiencing homelessness, whilst helping the environment by selling vintage and upcycled […]
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Fibremood Issue 39 has just been released and I made the Nico tote. I had a good fossick in the stash and decided to use a couple of dingo flour sacks, which come with a little backstory: When my eldest son bought his house he found a dropsheet which had been made from Dingo Flour […]
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Sometime ago a friend gave me this pattern: Vogue 1129, which is described as an unlined fitted jacket, with pockets, drape, two-piece sleeves and topstitch trim, above mid knee length. I have looked at this pattern so many times as I love it, and with the Sew Together For Summer challenge having a jacket theme, […]
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This month’s Making Zen had so many lovely classes and one was, of course, the one by Liz Haywood – Sew a Jersey Knit Top, Using a Tessellating Pattern. I made one from silk jersey and I love it, but as the weather has cooled down I wanted one that would be suitable for layering. […]
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Many years ago I had a RTW top that I loved and which I could wear upside down for a different look. I wore it until it had no stretch left, but it’s been on my mind and I couldn’t find a single photo of it, but then I found that past Sue had rubbed […]
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As my Making Zen May 2026 activities slow down, I thought I’d do a quick roundup, and add in a few other little things I’ve made. This is The Stitcher’s Pocket Companion by Giovanna Zara and I used scraps of denim with some fabric I had gel plate printed at Fibres West with Linda Stokes, […]
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In my last couple of posts I referred to the Making Zen online retreat (the Liz Haywood Zero Waste top, and the Selina Ben treasure pouches), and I’ve been having so much fun I decided that I needed to document where I’ve got to so far. I couldn’t decide what to call this post but […]
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