Have you seen the Stockholm blouse from atelier scammit? No? Well I hadn’t either until my lovely friend, Hélène, drew my attention to it because it has bell shaped cuffs, and I declared a love for bell shaped cuffs when I made my Itch to Stitch Sirena dress. I got myself into a bit of […]
Read moreNew underwear
My undies drawer has been looking a trifle tatty so I decided to make some new sets. I really wanted to improve the fit of my bras, so I used scraps of various sorts. My first effort was a set from tricot but I forgot to take photos, so here is set number two, made whilst […]
Read moreFree fabric Friday
No, Free fabric Friday isn’t a thing and nor am I giving fabric away (although I should). I simply used some free fabric in these two garments and I’m blogging on a Friday, and it alliterated, so it was a no brainer for a title. Sorry (not sorry)! So… the free fabric comes in the form […]
Read moreFinlayson Sweater from Thread Theory
One of my prizes from the Sewalongs and Sewing Contests group was a pattern from Thread Theory. As these are mostly men’s patterns, I let Archie choose the pattern and he chose the Finlayson Sweater, with the warning that the fabric had to be “just right”. Right! Anyway he bunked off on a 4WD odyssey […]
Read moreStylearc Estelle Jacket
Oh yes, I am on the long jacket bandwagon and this one was inspired by Megan from Meggipeg – thanks for enabling Megan! This of course, is the Style Arc Estelle jacket and I made it from a beautiful taupe ponte from Knitwit. I love Knitwit’s ponte as it holds it shape really well, and their wool pontes make […]
Read moreSew a seasonal wardrobe: Sleepwear edition
The new Sew a Seasonal Wardrobe is to sew six pieces of sleepwear. My heart did sink a bit as sleepwear doesn’t do a lot for me, but I wanted to participate, so I thought about what was needed in the household. I need a light summer something to duck out and pick up the paper […]
Read moreRapt in my wrap
Having been inspired by the wrap from Heaven Wrapped I set about making one for myself. This wrap is also from Heaven Wrapped and is the most luscious cotton/viscose/cashmere blend, which is both light and warm. I made the holes round for this one and actually did it in my pattern making class at Workspace-FADS, as […]
Read moreDenali vest for Mark
It’s unselfish sewing month over on my Facebook Stashbusting Sewalong group and I’m the host, so I thought I’d better lead by example and make a few things for other people. I started out with this Seamwork Denali vest, which I thought Mark might like and I scrap busted some fabric left over from his coat, so […]
Read moreScarf wraps and a pattern
This winter I keep wanting outer layers that can be worn at least a couple of ways. Cue these scarves that are actually for sale in Heaven Wrapped, but which I borrowed to, er, copy. The scarves are quite big and they actually have armholes built in, which I’ve never seen before, so they are perfect […]
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