Sewing Projects that I have worked on
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
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
After my son watched the How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) movie he asked for a Toothless Dragon Softie. I did search for a free pattern as the movie was released over 10 years ago so I thought I’d have a good shot at finding something. I did find one, Read more
Vogue V8793 has been in my pattern stash for a number of years. I liked the look of the contrasting fabrics that play so nicely together.
For the seventh time I’ve used Itch Stitch Sequoia Pants Pattern, but this time adjusted to be a tracksuit pant with a fully elastic waist,