Allow me to present you: the first garment I’ve ever sewn for anyone else! Locally, it’s also known as “the project that shouldn’t have taken me such a long ass time to make but did anyway”! Seriously, advancing from cutting out to stitched-up, finished wearable […]
Category: Finished Sewing Projects
Plaid-er on the Inside: Wiksten Jacket
The Wiksten jacket has been a real show stopper of the online sewing community since it was published. You’d be hard pressed to not come across it if you’ve browsed the sewing instagram hashtags for any length of time. This year, I made one too! […]
Ogden Tier Dress Hack
Allow me to parade for you in this high level of swooshy-ness with a twirl enticing dress! I made this Ogden hack early in the summer. I briefly aimed to post about it in August, as True Bias declared it Ogden month so I thought […]
Another Use for Double Gauze
I want to show you all the Bo Top I made a bit ago! This is my first foray into woven tops and it was one of the things I made during my Covid-19 lockdown sewing burst. I’ve been meaning to make a woven top […]
Dinosaurus Drex
Hey all, got a fun make to show you today. It’s denim, it has mega-deep pockets, and it’s got a dangerous bite – Intrigued? Read on. The pattern is Marilla Walker’s Isca dress. A pattern I was smitten with instantly when it was released and […]
Flannel Hinterland
Hello readers. Coming at you with some warm sewn comfort this time. I know, I know, two finished makes on the blog in as many weeks…what is this, 2012? Well, not exactly but I thought since I’m spending more time at home now (as are […]
In which I am a Christmas Elf
Hey everyone, How is December treating you all? As more and more lights appear on people’s balconies, in windows and in gardens, the holidays are almost there. With it, the weather is finally suitable for wearing all my knits again, and my diet is doing […]
Oh My-osotis!
Every once in a while a pattern hits the sewing world and everyone you know seems to have made one or have plans to make one. The Zadie jumpsuit was this year’s spring/summer hit pattern, before that, there was the Persephone pants and before that […]
Third time lucky – Harriet Bra
Hi all, It’s day 10 of #BRAugust2019 , a month-long instagram challenge for Bra makers. Every day has got it’s own prompt, and the tenth prompt is ‘most worn’. Preparing for the challenge, I realised I never even showed the bra that would become my […]
Adventures in Bra making: Part 2
Hello makers, I thought it was about time I’d show my face here again. I hadn’t planned to stay away for 3 months. I had a couple blog post in the works when I wrote my last blog posts, some of which were largely written […]