I have been sewing quite a bit lately, and as I am easier sewing than writing about it, I am only getting around to this post now.....(I never liked writing in school - I can touch type, but the minute I start I seem to forget what I meant to say.) Conversely, this blog … Continue reading toasty sweaters and plaid skirt
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so thats what SWAP means –
Bitty plans have never been a favourite place of mine, and currently my work room is full of them - the chaos annoys me. The embroidery machine is set up as I am planning an Irish dancing waistcoat for my nephew and trying to figure how to get the design digitised. My nieces class costume … Continue reading so thats what SWAP means –
double denim skirt – The refashioners 2016
My workroom has become awash with denim......between the last few makes, I have also been picking up more jeans from 'the euro rail' (yup the local charity shop had to reduce all jeans to 1 euro to clear them out a few weeks ago....on one hand I gain by getting so much raw material so … Continue reading double denim skirt – The refashioners 2016
Vogue 6368 in denim
I have this pattern (dress only no coat sadly) for quite a while and have been looking for any excuse to try it out, I adore the shaping, and I also think that the ladies white hair in the illustration could have swayed me also! I had a semi formal event in September and it … Continue reading Vogue 6368 in denim
4 jeans denim dress
While I loved the denim chevron chair I saw on pinterest years ago......it was highly unlikely I was going to actually make it - but I was accumulating the denim just in case. I always seem to get drawn to regular patterning, and while I really like the Victoria Beckham dress -I was thinking of … Continue reading 4 jeans denim dress
lots of plans but I changed them – first denim refashion
I had a very good plan for the next month, but when the refashioners came out, and I was seeing all the wonderful makes - they were happily swept to one side so I could finally attack the stash of denim. I did a denim dress last year, and it was meant to do … Continue reading lots of plans but I changed them – first denim refashion
a summer jacket (from a euro coat)
We went for a midsummer picnic this year. It was rather brave as it was well wet and very windy. Some years ago a group of us went one amazing midsummer picnic in the Burren (Limestone hills in neighbouring county) and it was a spectacular sunset, and every year since we have tried to do … Continue reading a summer jacket (from a euro coat)
culottes to blouse – one euro buy
I am developing a habit of justifying buying from the one euro rail on the basis that they are all moments away from landfill...... and am equally surprised at the amount of 'good' stuff that ends up there. The downside is, I have to sew a bit faster so I am not hoarding. I did … Continue reading culottes to blouse – one euro buy
Shirt to Sunbather
Another quick sew, and my summer sewing seems to be taking shape, a lot of the colours I am using co-ordinate well, and I am using up a lot of what was in the 'press'. I had seen a few of these tops on WeSewRetro, and I got the pattern from Etsy. I used a … Continue reading Shirt to Sunbather
McCalls 7241 – A simple sew
While I have been sewing for years, that doesn't mean it been anyway consistent, or even improving, if anything, in the in-between times when I was no longer sewing regularly or our of necessity, I had gotten worse, and this fabric was a case in point. I picked it up some years ago on a … Continue reading McCalls 7241 – A simple sew
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