When there’s a dress shape I like, testing it for a good fit is worth the effort. Testing also tells me if the design actually suits me.Papercut patterns Yoyo dress/skirt is a fitted dress style I love. What’s clever about it is you can easily grade the pieces to suit your sizing, or my 'ever-changing' … Continue reading Toying with Yoyo
Category: john kaldor
Why piping works
Piping is a useful technique when you're drawing attention to a feature point. Showing off Miz Mozelle's design is what I wanted to do on this John Kaldor teal print from Minerva Crafts.The colours in this fabric are very different to what I usually but I loved them.This print also comes in a navy colourway.The … Continue reading Why piping works
Perspective
Which way it the right way to use a large border print? This month I experimented with a large border John Kaldor print from Minerva Crafts on Sew Over It Eve dress.The fun was strategically cutting out the pieces with this border print. I love this print.I used to get 'hung up' on figuring out … Continue reading Perspective
Couture sewing part one
Last November I saw Susan Khalje was coming to run her couture workshops in Australia. I booked into the 6-day couture workshop in Sydney and created this strapless dress using Minerva Crafts John Kaldor Floral Print Slinky Satin Dress Fabric.I have sewn enough now to want to raise my sewing skill and I couldn't pass … Continue reading Couture sewing part one
January sewing kit winner
Andrea of Fabric Epiphanies was drawn from the random number generator for this month's giveaway kit courtesy of Minerva Crafts.Thank you to everyone who left a comment on the Minerva Crafts blog post. I hope Andrea has as much fun using this kit as I did. I enjoyed working with John Kaldor fabric again. Next month … Continue reading January sewing kit winner
A bright start
It's 2017 and I've welcomed the New Year with this bright floral Nicola dress by Victory patterns from Minerva Crafts UK.I've been wanting to use this John Kaldor fabric for a while so I decided to pair this together with Nicola, hence a bright 2017 start.blue/coral colourwayThis is certainly a large floral and you know … Continue reading A bright start
Day and night dress challenge
If you've been blogging and or sewing for a while you may already know Elizabeth of Elizabeth made this.Elizabeth really does sew anything that's not nailed down and her Christmas cooking feats at the moment are quite impressive. She's constantly creating and keeping her family looked after.Elizabeth has developed and is hosting the Day and Night Dress Challenge. … Continue reading Day and night dress challenge
