Category
My 2016 Challenge – To make a garment every week of the year.
I DID IT!!! I am super proud to be able to say I completed my 2016 challenge in making a garment every week of the year. I even managed more some weeks! I thought I managed to get it all…
Read more
Finally got the post up!! I’ve been taking as many hours at work as I can while the kids are away and during this last week in Dec, I managed to sew this up but was also sewing more bunzies…
Read more
I’m finally getting around to uploading the last few weeks! Here’s the make from the week before Christmas. A raglan cut Tshirt top for Miss Lily with stretch knit lining and bands, in Christmas red. The sleeve sections are unlined,…
Read more
A stretch knit dress for Lily’s final primary school assembly. She had asked for a dress with a peter pan collar and bands around the sleeves. So we tried to make it using this fabric that Lily had picked from…
Read more
Even though it’s not quite right this is fast becoming a favourite top! I found some really neat Japanese sewing magazines online and this is similar to one of the styles they had in the issue! Worn with a black…
Read more
Finally got to take some photos! Such a busy time of year. Here it is Beth! We’d been talking about making some summer tops and dresses the other week so I thought I’d give this style of top a go…
Read more
So the voice in my head said all weekend – ‘relax, you’ve finished the dress’, then it changed on Monday to be ‘AAAHHH!! you’ve forgotten to take photos and upload it!’ lol So after some quick photos after work yesterday…
Read more
I kinda got carried away this week lol I had two tops cut out for Lily from the Tee pattern I drafted just sized adjusted. Using up some smaller pieces of knit fabric. One needs the neckband re-done, it’s not…
Read more
Miss Lily loves jumpsuits and onesies. When I found this piece of fabric she claimed it for one. I’ve finally got around to making one. The pattern is mostly self drafted and partly taken from a kids basic jumpsuit pattern….
Read more
It’s pouring down with heavy rain here, luckily the decor in this house matches my style this week! A light cotton print dress in the style of a Simplicity pattern from 1976. I did make some changes to the fit…
Read more
