One Stitch At A Time
Loose fitting garments do nothing for me. Popular patterns like The Friday Pattern Company Wilder Gown and TATB Indigo drown me. Being semi-fitted, I decided to give the Jennifer Lauren Handmade Asteria Dress a try. It seemed a good compromise between fitted and flowing garments.
The Juniper Cardigan is one of those patterns that’s been in my stash since I started sewing. It’s only taken me 9 months to get around to making one. I intentionally put the Juniper cardigan on my Make Nine list for 2021 which was a good move – if it’s written down in a solid […]
The past week has been a difficult one for me, personally. Maybe, if we weren’t living in pandemic times, I could have coped a little better but, possibly for the first time in my life, without going into the details of my personal life (we’re here for the sewing, right?) I felt totally defeated; physically, […]
It’s no secret that the Sew Over It line of patterns are a staple in my wardrobe – while I challenged the limits of this pattern by using a heavy canvas cotton instead of the fluid recommended fabrics – I’ve ended up with a really pretty make that I know I will get a lot […]
I wanted to love this dress, not only because of its popularity in recent weeks in the sewing community but also because of the amount of the time once has to invest in just cutting all the pieces. I have discovered my pet peeve in sewing – flat lay. I did make a toile of […]
Life was so much easier when I was a knitter, and just a knitter… But juggling so many crafts can actually have the adverse effect on me than what crafting should… it kind of stresses me out when I have a few different projects on the go. It’s not just the knitting basket beside the […]
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” Karl Lagerfeld I have yet to make a By Hand London pattern that I haven’t fallen in love with and Tamzin is no exception. It’s no secret that I love princess seams and a gathered skirt (the Kim dress and the Kosedo studio Lima […]
I never imagined myself making children’s clothes… That is, until my 8 year old niece and goddaughter, who has absolutely NO interest in clothes, asked for a romper. The conditions? It has to be black or mint green, no prints and feel soft… I tried to sway her with pretty florals, gingham and novelty prints. […]
It might be an indication as to how shielding has affected me that I totally forgot to write up the pattern review for the Fleur Pinafore which I made back at the beginning of June! Firstly, a shout out to Felicity Fabrics from where I sourced the beautiful floral cotton for this project. It was […]
I made a wearable toile of the Hinterland over a week ago which I am only getting to write about now — working from home has a few benefits (sewing on lunch hour, no commutes, etc.) but, genuinely, when it comes to the personal to-do list, I swear I’ve less time and not more – […]