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The month of costumes 19 Aug 2013 | 05:13 pm
August 2013 will go down in history as the month of costumes here at chez nikkishell. With a school concert coming up in September I have 2 out of 3 classes to sew for with a total of 43 children. Tha...
Oh hello! 10 Aug 2013 | 05:22 pm
Umm, I've been so preoccupied with Handmaker's Factory that I seem to have forgotten all about my own blog. I have had some time to create things for myself including this Scout Tee in jersey which I...
Archer and Moss 28 Jun 2013 | 06:16 am
Like others I've been a little obsessed with the patterns from Grainline Studio. I made a dress from the Scout Tee pattern a short while back and it has been on regular rotation in my wardrobe so far ...
Miette cardigan knit-a-long 27 Jun 2013 | 07:59 am
We have just announced our very first knit-a-long over on Handmaker's Factory. How exciting!! Leisl showed me the the Miette cardigan by Andi Satterlund and before the image had finished loading on th...
Her name was Lola 20 Jun 2013 | 08:48 am
Over at Handmaker's Factory we've been trying out some indie patterns. Kristiann from Victory Patterns kindly allowed us to choose a pattern to make up and the Lola dress seemed perfect for our winter...
Mmmm berries! 17 Jun 2013 | 08:10 am
At our Social Sewing class on Saturday I cut out and started working on the Lola dress from Victory Patterns. Man this dress is quick to sew! Inbetween watching the printing demo, eating cake and assi...
Cafe au Lait Mitts 16 Jun 2013 | 11:44 am
I have been without internet at home for 2 weeks, TWO WEEKS! That's a very, very long time. We had a spectacular thunderstorm which damaged the wires on the pole in front of our house. Anyway, someone...
A Jacket for Silla 31 May 2013 | 04:47 am
Since I last posted a few weeks ago I've been busy with Handmaker's Factory, turned 35 years old, celebrated 8 years of writing this little blog, sewn a few more toys for birthday presents, worked on ...
I finally finished my Elisalex Dress 16 May 2013 | 05:51 pm
I finally got around to finishing my Elisalex dress a few nights ago. It has been sitting in my sewing room waiting to have the lining sewn in for some time. Why did I wait for so long? Well, I...
Sewing toys from scraps 2 May 2013 | 05:23 am
We've been sewing up more toys around here using the scraps left over from other projects. Head on over to Handmaker's Factory for more details.
