Hashtag the year away…
Happy New Year! I wanted to take a moment to shout out a few hashtag projects that I found during last year that I am super excited to (hopefully) take part in this year. #makenine This has been going for several years now and I have no idea how I’ve missed it… #makenine2019. The […]
Scuba Bodycon
Aztec printed scuba fabric in a bodycon dress style. Mccalls Pattern 6886
The Mullet of the Jacket world
I know fancy dress opportunities fill a lot of people with dread but I’m one of those people that absolutely love them. The opportunity to get creative and craft something is one I really enjoy, and that is how the story of how this jacket came to pass starts. I’m part of a dinner party […]
A Coat to Stand Out in
A water resistant coated polyester tweed fabric into a fabulous coat with Butterick pattern 6385
Crazy Christmas Jammies Part 2
Bonkers Christmas Jersey fabric but this time self draft a pattern for leggings for an adult.
Crazy Christmas Jammies Part 1
Bonkers Christmas jersey fabric in a self drafted child’s onesie patttern with instructions on how to do it.
Sewing for Boys
What do you sew for the boys in your life? My partner has been given pyjama bottoms, a waistcoat, several shirts and even a wash-bag. He’s forever moaning that I never sew for him, and to be honest I find it really hard to find interesting projects that I think he’ll like/wear. I’ve found a […]
Scraptastic
It’s that age old question… what do you do with the fabric left over from a project. It doesn’t matter how hard you try to tesselate the pattern pieces on to the fabric the inevitability of scraps you can’t bring yourself to throw away is almost guaranteed. I’ve become overly organised with mine over the […]
Floral Faux Leather Co-ord
Floral Faux Leather on a tulle base… its a crazy fabric but it’s made a beautiful Jacket/Skirt Co-ord. Simplicity 8418 for the jacket with a self-drafted skirt.
Not your average summer…
I imagined my summer being full of sun cream, beach days and playing outside. And don’t get me wrong, there was of course a lot of all of those things (sadly mum life doesn’t leave any time for relaxing on a sun lounger but I’ve already made my piece with that). What I wasn’t expecting […]