Sew Busy Lizzy

On the side, I’ve been suffering from a quiet obsession with shirts… this one I’ve made as my Mood Fabrics NY project, using a lovely Pink Carnation Floral Printed Cotton Voile. I took two lots of...

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Papercut Patterns, Guise Pants aka Does Lizzy Wear The Pants?

August 29, 2015, 5:04 am

It’s been awhile. I was in a sewing ‘funk’, didn’t know what to sew or where to start. So I asked Instagram how to drag myself out of it. Amid the many suggestions was a very funny comment from Jen of...

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FUMETERRE SKIRT Deer & Doe

September 20, 2015, 4:25 am

or The Skirt I Simply Had To Make. Fumeterre Skirt by Deer & Doe I simply love maxi skirts. Adore them. Someone commented on Instagram that this was ‘very you’ and indeed it is. There isn’t too...

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A little too ladylike… Sewaholic Nicola

September 27, 2015, 5:13 am

I haven’t sewn a Sewaholic pattern for quite a long time… and like every Sewaholic pattern I’ve encountered so far in my online sewing life (Gabriola, Cambie, Lonsdale, Renfrew, Pendrell, Tofino,...

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The Happy Days maxi(mum) summer shirtdress, McCalls 7242

October 7, 2015, 3:43 am

I confess, I may be slightly infatuated with this pattern. I was happy when I made it. I feel happy when I wear it. Front view. The buttons finish mid thigh.Meet McCalls 7242. I immediately fell in...

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Stylish Party Dresses – a Giveaway (and my boho Drape Top)

October 24, 2015, 2:26 pm

… or what to wear when you aren’t wearing a party dress… I had already purchased the Japanese version of this book Stylish Party Dresses, traced this top & had it on my lengthy list of books in my...

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Inari Dress, Named Patterns

November 1, 2015, 3:48 am

or My Gigantic T-shirt Dress :-) I had no inclination to make this dress. At all. Then I did. I’m not sure what triggered my change of heart, perhaps sunnier days or the Inari dresses and tops popping...

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Stylish Party Dressses Giveaway Winner – more to come

November 30, 2015, 2:36 am

I’ve been rather swamped by life so it’s taken me a while to find my blogging feet again. It happens. I’m back briefly to let you know that the lucky winner of the Stylish Party Dresses giveaway is...

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A polka dot midi skirt: Vogue 9090

December 7, 2015, 3:04 am

Despite having a misfire on midi skirts once before, I’m not one to be beaten so I tried again. I had this polka dot cotton twill with a slight stretch from Mood Fabric NY and although I worried about...

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Off Duty

December 19, 2015, 2:48 pm

I could spend my holiday break sewing or catching up on my backlog of blog posts by blogging a couple of book reviews, a new skirt from Boundless Style, a self-shibori silk kimono jacket from Freehand...

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Back from the blog holiday… and a sparkly Vogue 8280

February 6, 2016, 4:43 pm

It’s been nearly 50 days since my last post… which wasn’t much of a post just simply a note that I was disappearing. I was exhausted and took myself off the blog radar for even longer than I...

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Style Arc Kylie Top

February 27, 2016, 4:47 pm

I was curious when I first read about hacci knits, so when I happened across some in the online Mood Fabrics Designer Fabrics store I decided to take the plunge and see what the fuss was about. If you...

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Jet-lagged Pattern Releases

March 11, 2016, 5:37 pm

This has been buzzing around in my head all week so I’m just ‘brain dumping’ here today, I could write, re-write and refine this post but this post is aimed at being more of a discussion starting point...

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Sewing by the Sea, Port Macquarie 2016

March 29, 2016, 9:40 pm

Struggling to find time to sew? Need a break? Me too! I’ve set aside a weekend to sew and do creative things – and you are invited! SEWING BY THE SEA, Port Macquarie #sewport Saturday 4 June &...

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Stylish Remakes – book review & giveaway

April 17, 2016, 4:38 am

or The Long Overdue Book Review Post! I have a slight addiction to Japanese pattern books. It’s been reasonably well documented here. My interest in Japanese style, design, arts & crafts spans much...

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