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Refashion: bra to Gatsby style head piece 25 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
Okay, so it would appear that my blog is just limping along right now. Not sure exactly why, but I can't seem to bring myself to blog. Sure, I am sewing less, but I still have about a half a dozen p...
Lookie-lookie 15 Jul 2013 | 02:57 pm
The caption on this photo, from this month's Vogue Australia, caught my attention. The article was showing the work of photographer Ari Seth Cohen, who was asked to shoot some of his favourite stylis...
Oh No! 6 Jul 2013 | 04:30 pm
How did this happen? I cut these fronts single layer, reinforced the seam lines with vilene tape, chalk marked everything, sewed them with a walking foot, and somehow, somehow, the front edges have e...
Sewing workout wear 2 Jul 2013 | 03:34 am
I have sewn up about half of the Eclipse supplex lycras I bought a little while back. It is a bit confronting to post photos of myself in lycra, but I know I prefer to see sewing projects on people. ...
Fallen Tree 29 Jun 2013 | 03:42 pm
I made this top back in January. I've been meaning to post pictures of it ever since, but thought it would make a nice picture with a very architectural tree in the dunes near here. Only now that I ...
Spanish Snap Buttonholes 26 Jun 2013 | 12:39 pm
I am working on a Chanel-inspired jacket, and am auditioning buttonholes. I've never actually sewn anything other than a regular box buttonhole using my sewing machine. The chances of me ever hand-w...
Another quickie tank 22 Jun 2013 | 03:41 pm
When this fabric turned up in my mail box, I was disappointed that I hadn't ordered more of it. It is a really funky fabric. It is a knit, with a surface texture not unlike a pique. It stretches a ...
Patrones 2-tone top 10 Jun 2013 | 07:39 am
This feels like the first bit of "fashion-sewing" I have done in ages. It is a simple top from Patrones No. 325. The front and back are made from the same pattern piece, and the top has an in-built ...
Jalie 3245 2 Jun 2013 | 10:15 am
I whipped up a couple of Jalie 3245s, as I continued to road-test my new overlocker. Pattern review can be found here.
More sports bra prototypes 22 May 2013 | 03:20 pm
I have a few sports bra toiles that I have been wearing, before I cut into my new fabrics. This bright pink one (sewn from an old swim shirt) was made using Merckwaerdigh BHS10. I modified the patt...
