Sewing

My first makes as a volunteer

I have recently begun volunteering for St Pat’s Op Shop in Fremantle. I’m in the Upcycle Sewing Group, where we sew and mend for their shop “Repatched”. They are a lovely group of people, and St Pat’s works to provide for people who are experiencing homelessness, whilst helping the environment by selling vintage and upcycled […]

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Fibremood Nico from a flour sack

Fibremood Issue 39 has just been released and I made the Nico tote. I had a good fossick in the stash and decided to use a couple of dingo flour sacks, which come with a little backstory: When my eldest son bought his house he found a dropsheet which had been made from Dingo Flour […]

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Vogue 1129

Sometime ago a friend gave me this pattern: Vogue 1129, which is described as an unlined fitted jacket, with pockets, drape, two-piece sleeves and topstitch trim, above mid knee length. I have looked at this pattern so many times as I love it, and with the Sew Together For Summer challenge having a jacket theme, […]

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