You all saw my gorgeous silk version of this a few weeks ago but this cotton lawn version is my very wearable toile. After measuring up the pattern I decided […]
Sewing Adventures – Jinbei shorts for The Englishman
These shorts have been made many times over the years and am sure will be made many times more. Other variations can be seen here, here and here. I’ve used […]
Sewing Adventures: Silk Floral Adrift Dress
There are days when working in a fabric store is every part the dream job most sewers envision it to be. When silk like this comes in from a top […]
Sewing Adventures: Sloth grocery bag
After the success of my spotty grocery bag and with New South Wales finally phasing out single use plastic bags it was a good time to make The Englishman a […]
Sewing Adventures – Kit Bags
Kit bags are super simple bags that hold your cycling kit. The Englishman uses them to keep his kit organized so each bag will generally contain knicks, jersey and matching […]
Sewing Adventures: Peg Bag
Some projects are beautiful, flights of fancy or just plain gorgeous. Other projects are well, utilitarian? These definitely falls into the useful group and is made very so slightly cuter […]
Sewing Adventures – Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress v2
I loved my first Myosotis so much I pretty much started cutting out a second one after the first day of wearing my first version. I was using this lush […]
Sewing Adventures – Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress
I’m so excited about this dress! Truly I am, I loved it when I first saw the Myosotis released by Deer and Doe but didn’t think the shape would be […]
Stitching le Tour – New Embroidery Patterns for Sale!
It’s almost Tour de France time and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s sure to be an exciting race and as I do every year I’ll be “stitching le tour” […]
Sewing Adventures – Jalie Clara Tights Camo edition
It’s winter which means its cold and the temptation to stay on the couch cuddled under a blanket eating biscuits, drinking tea while reading books is big. Sadly I know […]