I seem to have made quite a few Stokx patterns recently, namely the Square Pants, Play Pants and Flirt Skirt. I made the Play Pants from a beautiful piece of wool flannel that had been my mother’s. I made the version with the little split at the ankle, but this meant that I couldn’t lengthen […]
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Last winter I found a gap in my wardrobe – I needed skivvies to layer under things. For non Australians, a skivvy is a close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar. I didn’t want a turtle neck and I didn’t want a cowl: I wanted a high neck, not particularly close fitting. I have several […]
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I found a very cheap cotton Gorman quilt and immediately thought I’d make a reversible jacket with it. I spent most of March and April considering my options: pattern; front fastening; pockets; edging; etc, and then saw Hélène’s @hportemanteau Made it Patterns Flip Jacket and thought that would work nicely. The Flip Jacket is fully […]
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Lindy from Stokx Patterns sent me the Stokx Play Pants pattern as part of my Designin’ December prize. My first attempt was made from stretchy fabric, and they are too big, in spite of being size 0, so I decided to try again with non-stretch fabric and the result is perfect! I used some lightweight […]
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I bought the Anna dress pattern for $1 from the Fibres West garage sale and I could not have been more pleased as this is a pattern I’ve been wanting to make for years. Not sure why I didn’t buy the pattern before this, especially now I’ve made the dress. I have made the dress […]
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Several years ago I bought four different coloured wool fabrics to make a quilt. They went into a space bag and there they stayed! Then Wendy from @Wendyquilter on Instagram contacted me and offered to coach me through a chevron quilt. I was really thrilled as I had chosen the fabrics to make a chevron […]
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Several months ago I started a hexie quilt, not quite knowing what I was going to do with it: a bag, cushion cover and lap quilt were all in my mind, but the minute I saw this pattern I knew it would be perfect for my hexies. It also qualified for the informal challenge to […]
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The latest Fibremood magazine, issue 23, is out and I chose to make the Uzma, which is described as a boxy, cropped, square necked top. The neckline and armholes are finished with an all in one facing which makes for a lovely clean finish, and the act of sewing it is a useful technique to […]
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The April theme for Make a Garment a Month challenge on Instagram is “April Amigos” where my co-hosts and I encourage participants to sew something with friends, either in real life or virtually. My cohosts – Suzy @Sewing_in_Spain and Hélène @hportemanteau all sewed the Stokx Birdy blouse, kindly provided by Lindy from Stokx Patterns. this […]
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I’ve been waiting anxiously for Liz Haywood to release her zero waste blouse and was pleased when Liz told me I was the first person in the world to buy the pattern! Didn’t know how I felt when her husband guessed it was me though! chuffed I think. I love the pintucks and the Peter […]
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