The plans I made in February 2020 for my #MakeNine2020 changed a lot as the year progressed. I went from not wanting to do any sewing, to making a time consuming patchwork quilt for my son. But one of the biggest effects was that one of my Make Nine makes Read more
My son is very much into Minecraft, and lately he especially likes the Creeper character. You know the one that comes close to players and explodes. So for his 9th Birthday I decided to make him a softie, as he loves stuffed toys and the ones in the shops were Read more
There are a few ways you can make bias tape, ie a length of fabric strips cut on the diagonal. This is the pieced method where you cut strips on the bias and then sew them together to make one long strip of bias tape. Sewing Instructions Cut a perfect Read more
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
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