Inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee, and with Simon Henry’s “Party Dress Book” as my guide I have created my first corset / basque.
In true upcycling manner, it was made from an old bridesmaid dress and with the addition of a cute cotton lining it’s totally reversible – turning it inside out gives a completely different look. Continue reading
Over the last few months I have been nominated by some very talented bloggers for some lovely blogging awards, for which I am truly grateful.
The fabulous nominations are from Crafty Suburb Momma , The Whole Knit and Caboodle, Jenna at www.kowareta.wordpress.com and Rose at www.forestmtnhike.wordpress.com for the Versatile Blogger Award Continue reading
A few months ago I ‘signed up’ for a craft swap organised by House of Pinheiro (have you seen Rachel’s amazing sewing creations yet?) and was lucky enough to be paired with Sarah Clevenger from USA. Continue reading
At last the sun has been shining in the South Coast of England and to celebrate my children and their friends have been out in the garden giving the Garden Gnomes a Make Over! Want to see the results of their efforts?
I love the sunshine and all the simple things in life – like being able to get my washing out on the line. It just feels so good!
I’ve been making some new peg bags based on this design I posted last year but layered the fabric is a different way to make sure all my seams were hidden.
Do you want to see how they turned out? Continue reading
Now you have ‘mastered’ your sewing pattern envelope, you are ready for the things that are inside the envelope – the Pattern and Instructions!
1. The first step is to spread out your instruction sheet and read through all the information. The instructions will contain important details such as cutting layout (ie, where to place your pattern pieces on the material), seam allowance width (mine is 1.5cm) and pattern symbols summaries. Use the instructions to check which pattern pieces you are going to need for the style you have chosen. Find out what the symbols means if you aren’t sure (this Getting to know your pattern symbols post might help).
2. Before you cut out any pattern pieces you will need to check the measurement of the person the piece of clothing is going to fit. Continue reading
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