Viscose jersey in a crazy red leopard print, matched to Vogue 1552, a Sandra Betzina design. I’m really falling for these drapey voluminous dresses lately, and I’d indulged in the pattern a few weeks ago…then MyFabrics sent me a voucher, so I splurged on 2.5m of this mad print. The voucher basically offset the postage … Continue reading Leopard at the chance!
…Kwiksew and Simplicity, to be exact. I’ve just knocked up another Kwiksew 3658 in off-white rib knit from MyFabrics. I didn’t have the fabric shortage this time, so the sleeves are full length. It’s a nice fine knit, great for layering. Nothing much to say, it’s almost entirely done on the overlocker bar the CF … Continue reading Quick and Simple
Anyone remember this from 1969? I love that book, although the TV series was a bit disappointing! Anyway, why the reference to owls? Because I just made a top from some cool ‘Hiding Owl’ fabric which I found on MyFabrics. It was a payday indulgence, a bit of retail therapy which I justified [it’s a … Continue reading Owl Service
Woohoo I got me some sew-jo! I had a mad indulgent splurge last week [payday, can’t help myself] and ordered shedloads of patterns and fabrics. They’ve been arriving all week, and I finally reached ignition point and got the itch again. Just a little, but I have put in several hours of pattern prep … Continue reading Cutting Remarks
Well, one tunic at least. I [almost] highly recommend this pattern: Simplicity 1008. It goes together beautifully, and the finish is fabulous. The instructions..hmm…well… The pattern makes two variations on the dress/tunic, and a rather cute bubble cape, which may feature here eventually. I think that Simplicity were trying to keep the instructions sheets to … Continue reading Tiptoe through the tunics…
Katy & Laney tap shorts. Purple linen/viscose from MyFabrics. Facings in Tana lawn. Another weird case of measuring carefully, cutting correct size…then finding it doesn’t fit me anywhere. My belly required size 18, my hips size 8! Blimey try grading between those lol I did my best, and although I’d originally planned to bind all … Continue reading Bottoms Up! #1
[to the tune of ‘grandma, we love you’] Sorry for that trauma! Here we have the results of a couple of low-stress hours at the machines: Style Arc ‘Ann’ T-top and ‘Flat-bottom Flo’ trousers. The top is pretty plain and simple, bar a bit of elastic at each side front to provide a nice bit … Continue reading Style Arc, I love you!
After my little wardrobe blitz, I noticed a dearth of red…and, conveniently, some red and reddish fabrics among my more recent acquisitions. Serendipity! So, just cut out and ready to sew I present: Another Folkwear Frontier shirt, using the mega-red roses stretch cotton sateen. I’ve placed the pattern to put roses on the body sections … Continue reading Simply Red
And on to my selfish sewing. I cut out all three on Sunday, and spent Bank Holiday Monday on sewing a few things for my lovely wife. So this morning it was my turn. First up, a tried and tested favourite, the Style Arc Tootsie. Short sleeves, no pattern alterations, straight up size 14 [which I … Continue reading Quick fix and parcels of delight
The wife’s gone off to London to do some family stuff. I couldn’t go because I had a tuition appointment this morning. I’ve done three loads of washing, played stupid games on FB a lot…and some slightly more interesting stuff. First, I got busy with the cake. I made up a whole LOAD of butter … Continue reading More zebras and some cake progress
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