Pink fascinates me and I now have a pink Burda Style coat, using affordable pink poplin from Minerva Crafts. If you've never attempted a coat before, Burda Style 6772 has all the bells and whistles plus good instructions. I actually enjoyed seeing this coat come together.The lightest coat most people choose are unlined chino coats. I decided to … Continue reading Pink
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Floral malliot bathers
It's hard to resist a fabulous lycra print that is a heavy weight and supportive, hence my newest malliot. Pitt Trading still has more great prints, including this print 'wild rose' in store.Finished: fully lined, double straps and includes bust support with cups.I've used the basic Spaghetti strap swimsuit pattern from Kwik Sew's Swim & … Continue reading Floral malliot bathers
Blood moon jacket
This jacket took 4 days to make under the blood moon in September, hence the name Blood moon jacket. Using Vogue 7764 and some 'wine' corduroy from Minerva Crafts with a few neatly placed metal buttons, this jacket was a warm layer when we traveled in October.She's lovely to wear and this is the third time I've made … Continue reading Blood moon jacket
Quart Coat: Autumn
Finally Autumn has arrived and I've jumped into coat making - Paulinealice Quart coat.I hope you've already read Sewmanju's Quart Coat review. Or maybe Claire's review. There are a bunch of great Quart Coats around now. Beth's reviews have lots of good.Paulinealice Quart Coat is certainly distinctive and requires good sewing skills to achieve but … Continue reading Quart Coat: Autumn
Jalie swimwear – part un
Activewear/swimwear is a Jalie specialty. I was given two new Jalie patterns to use with dyesplosion from Funkifabrics.SwimshortsEvery Summer there’s usually a beach picnic and I find it a hassle to keep changing from picnic clothes to swimwear. These Jalie swimshorts (3351) suit my needs for both situations. A view of the swim shorts with built in … Continue reading Jalie swimwear – part un
Burda wrap dress
This is my first Burda dress (11/2012 #116) this year using Spotlight fabric and lined with tricot. This pattern doesn’t need lining and doesn't come with lining pieces. I added the lining so there are no ‘visible lines’ or 'clinging skirt' syndrome.Burda patterns provide just the pattern with no seam allowance. In the past this was … Continue reading Burda wrap dress
Jackie: Lining, collar and facings
Lining:This black acetate is a medium weight fabric and will add to the coat weight. It's lovely and smooth.Sewing black fabric can be a pain to see so I use a dark contrasting colour thread to help me see and unpick seams easily. I've used brown thread on black in the lightened pic below.I use … Continue reading Jackie: Lining, collar and facings
