About 18 months ago I enrolled in an online course to make jeans with a Lutterloh trainer. I paid good money because the course promised to resolve issues of fit, and I got quite excited because I always have issues of fit. First we had to send our measurements to the teacher and […]
Read moreMy excuse? Movember
Actually, I can’t really claim Movember as my excuse for using fabric covered in moustaches, but it’s a good cause and I like to promote it any way I can. I didn’t have it mind when I bought this fabric, I don’t know what I had in my mind! I bought it in Spotlight from their home […]
Read moreStriped Danish
I made this jumper from a Hanne Falkenberg kit which I bought from Karin at Litet Nystan when I was in Stockholm. It is called “Studio” and the above photo is borrowed from the HF website. Hanne Falkenberg is a Danish designer and her work is well worth a look. This jumper took me a while […]
Read moreLast vintage make for 2014?
I planned to make this my last vintage make for 2014 but I am flirting with the idea of one more. Anyway, this one has been on the table for more than a couple of weeks, which is a long time for me, although I have been away. The pattern is Vogue 6919 which is from […]
Read moreDiane von Furstenberg dress and a blog hop
This is probably my penultimate vintage make for this year. It is the 40th anniversary of this iconic wrap dress, although the pattern (Vogue 1549) was released in 1976, so I thought it was a fitting make. I have never successfully bought or made a wrap dress, but have often wondered about this one as the common […]
Read moreBellini with a twist
Yes, I’ve made another Bellini from Capital Chic Patterns, but I’m not sure where my head was at because I didn’t try it on until I got to the buttonhole stage only to discover that I had made the smaller size by mistake. Far out – I was not going to throw it away. I […]
Read moreCasual Sweet Clothes jacket N
As soon as I bought Casual Sweet Clothes by Noriko Sasahara I knew I had to make Jacket N. It is a braided denim jacket and I thought it would be a really useful addition to my wardrobe. And now begins a cautionary tale. I decided to make it a spring jacket and didn’t have […]
Read moreIt’s a wrap!
*Sorry, you are going to get this post again as something went awry and my text got cut off. This skirt pattern has been in my stash for a long time and I don’t know why I haven’t made it before. It is from 1977 and therefore falls into the “vintage sewing pattern pledge” category. […]
Read moreA skirt and a hat
August was the Repurpose, Reuse, Refashion month and Amy from sewamysew hosted a competition. I made a few things but won a prize with my pink dress that I made from three of Tom’s old t-shirts. My prize was for “the best use of dye”. I was pretty thrilled to win something as some of the […]
Read moreMake that Champagne with my Bellini please!
Just carrying on my cocktail themed makes from Capital Chic Patterns; I’ve made the Champagne skirt, which I absolutely love. I’ve been seeing this skirt everywhere and decided I needed one – STAT! I got the pattern and fossicked through my vast stash for an appropriate fabric finally settling on a ramie/viscose blend with a […]
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