A quilted jacket has been on my radar for a few years now, and it was finally time to commit to making one. Originally, I was planning on a patchwork jacket with quarter circles, but when I laid it out on the pattern pieces, the scale was going to be Read more
Making a Giant Toothless Dragon softie for my son with a pattern from Llaano on Etsy.
In part 1 of the Recycled Denim Jacket I outlined how I cut out a jacket from three pairs of my husbands jeans, using Kwik Sew 2895 pattern. In this second part I share how I constructed the jacket. Unfortunately, I forgot to take many in progress photos, so I’ll try Read more
For last year’s Royal Adelaide Show, I entered the dressmaking category “Garment or outfit featuring recycled material.” I’d been meaning to make use of the large bag of worn-out jeans for a while, so I decided to turn some into a denim jacket for myself. I previously made a red Read more
I have had a break from entering anything in the dressmaking section of the Royal Adelaide Show for a few years. The dreaded C word cancelled the show in 2020. Then in 2021 it was meant to go ahead but was cancelled a month beforehand. I had already applied, paid Read more
I previously wrote about unboxing my Grandma’s Singer 315 Sewing Machine. Now it’s time to give it a clean and oil before taking it for a test run. Cleaning and Oiling The manual clearly explains what needs to be cleaned and oiled. Namely, the bobbin case, the face plate (where Read more
My Grandma’s sewing machine has been stored in my sewing room cupboard for many years. To be honest I can’t even remember when it was given to me or by whom. I pulled it out a few years ago to take a look at it, but when I saw the Read more
More Summer pants. This time I was using some light to medium-weight cotton that would keep me cool. But I also wanted them to have stand-out stitching. I’ve had this white topstitching thread for a while but never used it so I wanted to see how it would look. Pants Read more
The heat took its time arriving in Adelaide this summer, but it finally hit mid-December and I needed some more warm-weather pants. I wanted them to be a quick make so I went with an elastic waist and no fly using some material left over from another pair of summer Read more
This is the story of my sewing machine foot control and how it got “out of control”. I tried multiple times to repair it, but alas it couldn’t be relied upon so I went and bought another one. What Went Wrong A few years ago the foot control on my Read more