Each year for the last five years, I’ve arranged a three-day sewing retreat with friends. I took along the following items for this year’s retreat, all cut-out and interfaced, ready to sew! An item which I classify as a long sew – Trend pattern company coat A medium length sew – Brittany pants A medium…
Tag: Skirt
Evie bias cut skirt
I wanted to compare the Evie bias cut skirt by Tessuti pattern with the Viki Sews bias cut skirt I had previously made as I wear it a lot. When the fabric from Minerva arrived the colours were brighter than I normally wear so I decided to make the fabric into a skirt instead of…
Barbara Jacket – the second.
My friend Sue invited me to raid her stash a couple of years ago and I have been trying to use each piece of fabric for special projects. Sue has exquisite taste and instead of playing fantasy shopping cart with online fabric stores (like me), she tends to check-out. I’ve been enjoying wearing my pink…
Grasser 693 skirt
This skirt is the result of an evening spent researching Russian sewing patterns. For a while I was starting to think I’d seen all the new sewing patterns and was feeling a little uninspired. Since falling down the Russian sewing patterns rabbit hole I’ve discovered lots of new companies and pattern designs which has me…
Sati and Lidi by Viki Sews
A few months ago, I discovered Viki Sews an online Russian pdf pattern company. They sell a mix of men’s, women’s and children’s patterns and are active on social media so there is lots of inspiration. I discovered Viki Sews through blogger Sleepless In Bavaria. She has completed a number of projects with Viki Sews patterns….
Blueprints A-Frame Skirt
I made the Blueprints for Sewing A-Frame skirt. It’s described as a fitted or swingy skirt with triangular panels and pockets. The A-Frame design appealed to me as the seamlines add interest to the pencil skirt shape. Recently I met Nina from Style Gorgeous. She assessed my wardrobe and stash which helped me to identify a few wardrobe…
Building Blocks
In early November I got an email from Drapers Fabrics, a fabric store that I always visit when I’m in Auckland. After lots of requests from customers, they launched an online store (yay!) To celebrate the launch of their new online fabric store they partnered up with a few bloggers, including myself. Drapers Fabrics kindly…
Orageuse Berlin Skirt
This skirt has been a long time coming! I identified a need for a classic black and navy skirt following Me Made May. I only got around to making it last month while I had time off between jobs. This was my interview skirt for my new job so I must have looked the part! Originally I…
Nita Wrap skirt
The Nita Wrap skirt is a fun, simple pattern which is effortlessly chic. It is designed by the lovely Beth from Sew DIY. It’s great as it comes with lots of options! Long, short, mid-length Snaps or buttons for the closure It’s easy to make it lined or unlined Here are two versions that I’ve made:…
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