At Magamsewalong we have been having a tee party, so I was keen to join in. I wanted to use the pattern I rubbed off a Visage tee shirt, which has a raglan sleeve at the back but not the front. This is how the pattern pieces ook. That top piece on the back (left) […]
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I bought Vogue 1543, a vintage Vogue Emanuel Ungaro pattern in an opshop in Launceston, Tasmania several years ago and have been wanting to make it for a while, especially the top. The pattern is from the 1990s and most surprisingly it was in my size. I chose a lovely Indian Ikat from Woven Stories […]
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This post follows on from my last one, which was getting a little lengthy. Next up is this little romper, the pattern for which came from one of the Ottobre magazines (3/2017) loaned to me by Katherine of Sewblooms. I used a fabric sample from Materialise for the bodice and some thrifted knit I’ve had […]
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I won the pattern for the Holiday Shirt and Top by The Maker’s Atelier in a competition run by Sew Over 50 on Instagram. I was so pleased as I’d been eyeing it off for a while. It’s an actual pattern, beautifully presented, so it took a little while to wing its way to […]
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One of the things that I’ve really enjoyed about Pattern Union’s new Sumekko pattern is that Sarah has urged makers to hack the pattern. I made the long dresses as per the pattern, and also made a short dress, but the time came to make a couple of tops. I had bought remnants from Woven […]
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Every summer I seem to want a new hat and I had already made one for this summer, but decided that I wanted another one, or even two! I once again used the Vintage Pattern Lending Library pattern that I won in last year’s Designin December (details of this year’s challenge here). I found the […]
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