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 […]
Read moreI saw a version of this blouse on SheilaSewsHerClothes Instagram account, where she’d made it from a striped knit. I immediately wanted one and Sheila suggested we sew it as part of the April Amigos challenge on Magamsewalong. I had a dig in the stash and found some striped French Terry in two colourways. I […]
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I am deeply in love with my sofa square pants, so was determined to make another pair as soon as possible. I bought some orange denim from FabScrap in Brooklyn a few years back with the express purpose of making a pair of orange jeans, so the time was right! The minute I saw these […]
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We had a yearning for a short road trip and Esperance was the perfect destination – a short 700Km drive and we were there! Esperance is famous for its white sands, turquoise waters, pink lakes and amazing landscapes. We haven’t been for years, so were determined to do the full on tourist bit. First, some […]
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