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Style Arc Taylor Skirt
aka Attack of the Crazy Butt Chevron! I think this skirt will polarise people. It’s a love-hate garment. Some people will love the design and others may get a cold shiver from the back seam… and maybe...
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Busy and still sewing… Named, Sewaholic, Burda and more!
I have been on an unexpected blog break for a few weeks. There are a few times of the year when work, life, family collide and the result is utter chaos. This is one of them. Rather than bore you with...
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Relax by Ririko – lots of knitting!
This.never.happens. I knitted a jumper… and we had a cold snap. I was pretty excited (and I hate cold weather) because I could wear my new jumper also straight away! A elevator ‘selfie’ – the day the...
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Named Asaka – everyone deserves a silk dressing gown
Asaka Kimono, Named PatternsThe thought of silk dressing gowns, nightgowns and underwear and whatnot is rather fabulous – but when it boils down to it, too often the flannel PJ pants, old tshirts and...
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Grainline Driftless and Tessuti Megan Cardigans
or the Tale of Two Cardigans… Driftless and Megan cardigans I confess I’m one of those people that decide they want a cardigan and then endlessly obsess over ALL the cardigan patterns. I do this for...
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Indie Pattern Month 2016 (+ Waffle Patterns silk Warabi Tunic)
Over at The Monthly Stitch they have regular monthly challenge or event. I like it, I don’t take part (I’m just not that organised in my sewing life) but I love to read all the different posts from all...
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Spring – Style Arc Cara top (as a dress)
I magically dropped off the face of the blogsphere. I’ve been sewing but had very little time to sit and write. Spring is here… finally! Here’s a dress to celebrate.I decided to share this dress with...
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The Tutu – Workshop (Part 1)
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed that ‘unselfish sewing’ has reared its crystal-encrusted dancewear head. Sorry. Not sorry. Due to the length of the project I’ve broken it up into...
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The Tutu – Embellishing (Part 2)
I’ve learnt a lot about how I like to work/design during this process. Not just for tutus but many projects. In particular how much I enjoy detailed projects and slow sewing. I also embraced my...
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The Tutu – On Stage (part 3)
Zoe in her tutu. The photograher cropped and zoomed this image for me.It’s not quite finished here. For some silly reason I thought 100 Swarovski crystals would suffice. It needs a lot more. There are...
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The Tunic Bible – a review & giveaway (part 1)
(Giveaway now closed) My sewing is behind schedule. As much as I don’t like to think the my life requires a schedule, the simple reality is when you are working fulltime with kids and a hobby blog… a...
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The last of the dancewear – Jalie Patterns to the rescue
I know that most are not particularly interested in dancewear. However as it’s a blog about my sewing, I’m blogging about it as it was a sewing tangent I decided to disappear down for a while for my...
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Tunic Bible Winner…
Wow thanks to your huge response on the Tunic Bible giveaway – unfortunately there is only one winner… and (determined by random number generator) the winner of the Tunic Bible winner is jaelh! The...
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The Unblogged – The Burdastyle Shirt
During the times I have been steamrolled by life, lots of things I’ve made have not made it to the blog. So I’ve decided to ‘release’ them as I stumble across them on my hard drive or wardrobe – for...
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Alix Dress, By Hand London (the tester version)
This is the ‘tester’ version of the Alix Dress from By Hand London. I haven’t made up the newly released version. Alix Dress – the tester version from By Hand LondonIt is described as: “ A high-waisted...
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Papercut Adrift Dress – a birthday dress
or When You Almost Exactly Copy The Pattern Envelope… I had this lovely spotty rayon fabric in the stash and while I tried to resist more or less replicating the Papercut Patterns version, I couldn’t...
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Vogue 1499 – playing with stripes
I’ve had a few of these projects in the last 12 months, the things that just miss the mark. While I’m not ‘in love’ with this dress, I don’t dislike it terribly. It’s a fun design and I enjoyed making...
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Vogue 8997 – just a delightful dress
Sorry – blog binge – two dress posts in one day. I am too pleased with this one to wait! It’s easy to be seduced by the pages of designer patterns offered by Vogue – I am all.the.time. However quietly...
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Top 5 of 2016 – an abbreviated version
I’ve had a tough 2016. That’s the honest truth. So I’m feeling a bit reflective and Crafting a Rainbow’s Top 5 has played on my mind. Top 5 2016 – an abbreviated versionThis year I’ve had less time for...
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The Unblogged – Penny Raglan by Grainline Studios
or more than one Penny for your thoughts… I impulsively bought the Grainline Penny Raglan – after resisting it for quite some time. Even after I bought it I thought “did I really pay that much for an...
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