I’ve long been wanting a long Stokx Flirt Skirt, especially after seeing Wendy’s on IG (@whendy7). This is one of the many hacks that Lindy from Stokx Patterns offers, but I struggled to find a piece of fabric big enough. I did think of colour blocking several pieces of fabric together but wanted a neutral […]
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Ever since last winter I have been trying to get around to making another Stokx Skater top, and dropping the waistline. I found my last one a bit high in the waist, although it doesn’t look high, it just feels it. I used some beautiful cotton knit given to me by Jenny (@joeandroxy on IG). […]
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SewFrugal is an annual sewing challenge requiring the use of a free pattern and fabric from stash and is hosted by @frugalisama on IG. There is a fabulous lineup of sponsors too. Mine all came together so quickly that I had no time at all to take WIP photos. I chose the Closet Core free […]
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It’s that time of year where I don’t really want to give chocolate but feel as though I should give the grandchildren something. So I made these bunny bags, which are a free pattern from Bernina. I made this one as a kind of proof of concept, using fabrics donated to my stash by my […]
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Katherine from @sewblooms on Instagram generously provided Megan and me with some beautiful fabric she bought on her recent holiday in Bali. She texted us with a photo of the bolts of fabric and we chose the one we wanted. You can see that I drew a red arrow on the one I wanted! They […]
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When Fibremood released their latest magazine full of really interesting patterns I was very tempted to buy the magazine itself, but the postage was more than the magazine and I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I was lucky enough to be given the Delma and the Donna by Fibremood, but I was a bit […]
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My friend Jenny gave me the book “Itty Bitty Toys” by Susan B Anderson and I was immediately inspired to make all the things. I began with the cat that turns into a mouse and back again. It’s such a clever pattern and I just used whatever wool I had in my stash. I allowed […]
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When my friend Jenny destashed she gave me a piece of linen, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be the Evie bias skirt cut out and pinned but not sewn. It even had the zip pinned it, and interfacing stabilising all the seams. How could I resist? I sewed those seams, sewed the bias […]
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Fibremood special edition 3 has been released and Sheila from @SheilaLovesFabric and I were invited to participate in a twinning challenge. Sheila and I both immediately chose the Delma, which is a cape and perfect for both Perth and Hobart in the autumn. Fibremood provided the pattern and the glorious fabric, 3m of it, came […]
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I’m really enjoying shorts sets at the moment, and, having dyed a ready to wear set that was given to me more than five years ago, I thought I would make one. Here is the before and after. I used to try this on and take it off straight away without really thinking about the […]
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