With all this talk about saving on plastics a few sewing tutorials have popped up about creating produce bags (for fruit and vegetables). Produce bags are only used for a very short period of time, so it’s such a good idea to use something that can be used again, and Read more
Drawstring bags are quick and easy to make. They require fabric, cord, a toggle if desired, and some straight stitching. In this tutorial the dimensions are for a small drawstring bag that holds 5 of my Produce Bags that I take to do Fruit and Vegetable shopping, but you can Read more
At the end of 2019 there was an announcement that the Australian Sewing Guild was running a Couture Chanel Cardigan Sew-a-long. My first reaction was no, why would I bother? I don’t want to wear head to toe tweed. I live in jeans. This is how I envisaged a Chanel Read more
Having a bit of a late start to #MakeNine for 2020, but who says you need to start on the 1st of January! This is my third year of participating in the Make Nine challenge. See my previous years:#MakeNine2018 (Result)#MakeNine2019 (Result) In 2020 I want to focus on slow sewing. Read more
I’m a little late on reporting my Make Nine for 2019 now that it’s nearly the middle of February 2020, but here goes…. In 2019 I made up 4 of the 9 selected patterns, and changed one jeans pattern for another. Here’s my result: 1. Sinclair Patterns – Jemma Tunic Read more
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook wrote the book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead in 2013 about women in the workforce. She uses many of her own experiences, including advice from mentors over the years, as well as citing past research. The book’s focus is the lack Read more
For summer I needed some comfortable lightweight pants. I have had Vogue 9067 in my stash for a few years and I’ve never used it before so I thought it was time to try it out. I choose View E which has an elastic waistband, tapered leg and side pockets. Read more
I have decided to give #MakeNine another go for the second time. My first attempt in 2018 (read about it here) really did get me into planning mode early in the year and I ended up sewing 148 items, with 14 of those for me. The greatest success last year Read more
This was the first year (2018) I participated in the #makenine challenge and I was very happy to have made 4 out of the 9 patterns I choose earlier in the year. Participating in this challenge did highlight to me over the course of the year my interest in particular Read more
Sew this quick and easy jumper to your next Disco party, using a purchased hoodie, some sequin fabric and a Disco necklace.