It’s Making Zen online retreat time again, and, with a VIP pass I have early access, which, along with lifetime access, means I can start and stop when I like. I was so excited when I saw the lineup – Liz Haywood, one of my favourite designers, was offering a zero waste pattern and tutorial […]
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Yes, I still seem to be awash in deconstructed jeans so I thought I’d make a Stokx Flirt skirt. This seemingly small skirt takes quite a bit of fabric and it took the legs of 3 pairs of jeans to create it. I wanted to vary the colour of denim, so chose light and dark […]
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Twice I year I try to do an online retreat called “Making Zen”, which consists of more than 30 tutors giving workshops over the course of five days. It is the most marvellous way to learn new skills in a low risk environment. The best news is that it’s completely free, with each day’s videos […]
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After last year when I posted my Me Made May 2024 in April of 2025, I thought I’d get organised, so here is an overview of what I wore in May. I should say that this is a record used quite often by me so it’s a necessary activity. I apologise in advance for the […]
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It’s my grandson’s birthday soon and I wanted to make him a top to supplement his other gifts which are dinosaur themed, so the top needed a dinosaur! I found a fun graphic which I imported into Cricut Design Space and added a shaped background layer to it, then printed it on to a fusible […]
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There’s a Sew Frugal challenge going on at Instagram where the participants have to: ✂️Find a free garment pattern✂️Sew fabric from your stash✂️Make garment in March✂️Reveal date is 31st March on Instagram I was not going to participate this year but was going through the box of patterns that Sally @baylissblance sent me and the […]
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I’ve made this pattern before and love the retro styling of it, so when I was faced with trying to find a suitable pattern and fabric for the Make a Garment a Month Sewalong Jazzy January theme I thought it would be perfect. It takes very little fabric and I had less than 90cm of […]
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