I'm working my way through remnants and revisiting patterns I enjoy wearing.This fabric was used in January 2016 for a skull lace jacket I still wear when there's a chill in the air.I do wear this in the morning to the gym when it's still dark because I used reflective piping.The skull lace still makes … Continue reading Rewind to bodycon era
Category: zippers
Urban Presidio
My first Presidio purse was made in a rush. During the whole process I kept thinking, An urban version would be wonderful. My first version is an excellent choice for holidays and weekends. My country purse stored many wine bottles and bottles of mustard, as I discovered while on holidays in Bright. Yep, it's a big purse.So … Continue reading Urban Presidio
Sew Grateful – Minoru #2
This post is for Deb's Sew Grateful week projects made using others tutorials or posts. Most of this Minoru was sewn following Tasia's tutes and using PUL fabric. This version was my first experience using showerproof fabric. The listing of finished Minorus are on this post from over 60 sewers.Here's a link to my first Minoru (below). This version … Continue reading Sew Grateful – Minoru #2
Jungle January @ Prttynpnk
Anne (Prttynpnk) from Pretty Grievances has launched a festival parade of animal print for January (and maybe the following months??). I was a lucky Pattern Pyramid recipient this year and I really need to make up one of these dress - so now I'll aim to make an animal print dress in January.If you haven't read Pretty … Continue reading Jungle January @ Prttynpnk
Fitting fatigue – Minoru jacket
There's no way I'll let this jacket beat me. We spent the weekend with Angie's getting the fit sorted. Those sleeve lines don't happen with a standard fitted sleeve but because there isn't the same sleeve head room built into a raglan sleeve, a couple of us had to build in the sleeve head room … Continue reading Fitting fatigue – Minoru jacket
Fierce scissors
Taking a pair of scissors to a RTW garment is not something I used to do, but am really happy to do now. I'm taken in by the more affordable garments and when I don't have the time to fit everything into my 'sew from scratch' ideas. Zipper dress:I loved this style and it turns out … Continue reading Fierce scissors
