May has been quite a bit of a crazy month for me with the pandemic and work so I haven't had a chance to blog much. Instead I've been sharing my makes on Instagram. One of my most recent makes was a Carolyn Pyjamas shirt. I hacked the pattern by squaring the collar and grading... Continue Reading →
The Hebden T-shirt was released by Sew Over It as a Stitch School class in December last year and I really liked the pattern, however since I am quite comfortable sewing with jersey I didn't really want to pay for the subscription for one pattern. So you can imagine how excited I was when they... Continue Reading →
I'm very excited to have finally given the Closet Case Jenny Overalls and Trousers a try and I am quite proud of the result. I chose to make the cropped version in a dinosaur print drill fabric from Spotlight. Given the restrictions on leaving the house at the moment and uncertainty with postage, I chose... Continue Reading →
March has been a very bizarre month with everything that is going on in the world at the moment. With the restrictions currently in place in Australia I have been spending all of my time at home. I guess the upside of all of this is that at least I have had a lot of... Continue Reading →
2019 was an interesting year for me, I think in a lot of ways it was quite a challenging year, but in saying that, there were a lot of positives. In particular, I felt like my sewing improved significantly throughout the year and I learnt quite a bit. My proudest sewing achievement this year would... Continue Reading →
This was an exciting month for me because it was my birthday! I had an amazing time, it was great to spend time with friends and family. People were very kind and gave me lots of great gifts, some of which were sewing-related! For quite some time I have been using random heavy items in... Continue Reading →
In Winter I often find myself only wanting to make cozy and warm clothing, however those are often not the clothes that I gravitate towards when getting dressed to leave the house. So as a result, I have to push myself to use fabrics other than jersey and fleece! Following a recent sewing fail after... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I made a dress! If you couldn't guess from the title, it is an Elsie Dress from Sew Over It. This is a pattern I am quite familiar with and have successfully made several times in the past, therefore I felt confident mixing things up a bit. So I made the Elsie... Continue Reading →
Hello! I live in Australia and it is currently Winter so the weather has generally been quite cold, however the past week has been particularly rainy and unpleasant. That's why when I woke up to sunshine and warm weather today I had to go out! The pleasant weather gave me the perfect opportunity to wear... Continue Reading →
