Happy New Year to everyone. It's been a big 'get organised weekend' (kitchen, bathroom, sewing room, pending US sewing trip) and eventually I did manage to make some progress on this one-shoulder dress. And I have an event to wear it to at the end of the month - yipee! Below on the left is … Continue reading Decisions
Category: blues
New knit dress – M5752
Yesterday was a good day sewing, hosted by Sharon (thanks Sharon). Our weather is still warm but not humid anymore, and it's autumn. This knit dress is a Palmer/Pletsch classic fit that has some really good reviews on Pattern Review, so I used this blue printed knit bought at Lincraft (50% off) in February ($6).I … Continue reading New knit dress – M5752
colour break – Kwik Sew 2683
As you can see, I'm taking a colour break.This was the first top I made today. There's no science in the pattern placement and the neckling on the pattern was tight around my neck, so I've dropped it a bit.When I sewed on the FOE on the neckline, that's when I had used the one … Continue reading colour break – Kwik Sew 2683
Design learning – Kwik Sew 2694
As you can see, I had to take my own pic and this design worked.I've used a two-step process to sew on this FOE.These photos are proof that this two-step process and it worked. No tears. The key design suggestion was to use part of the fabric border under the bust. The picture above is the … Continue reading Design learning – Kwik Sew 2694
