Flint Pants: Fabric-matching Foibles
So I’ve made a pair of Flint Pants from Megan Nielsen. Again! Cuz this pattern is just tops. The only problem is that the Flint Pants spoil you. After this…
By Hand London Anna Attitude!
So the Anna dress from By Hand London is probably my favourite dress pattern of all time. Yet, for some reason, it’s taken me about 4 years to sew my…
Coming up tops! Inari, Hemlock and more…
For our recent vacation, I wanted to sew all the linen things, which included a couple of new tops. So today, I’m sharing a couple of handy summer tops: a…
Lovely Linen Lois Dress
I loved my first version of the Lois Dress by Tessuti Patterns so much, that I ‘needed’ another. To get me through the 5 days of weather above 25 degrees…
Vogue 9075: Jump(suit)ing for Joy
I’ve never worn a jumpsuit before. Never even dreamed of wearing a jumpsuit before. I’d always just put them in the “can’t pull that off” basket. But when my sister…
Happy Birthday Button-Up Shirts
Sewing for men alert: I’ve made my first ever piece of menswear – a pair of Fairfield Button-Up shirts by Thread Theory. I firmly believe that selfless sewing is not…
Flint Pants: Throwing Sparks
These Flint Pants by Megan Nielsen have sparked something in me, guys (hehe, see what I did there?). These are pants you can sew in just one night. One night!!!!…
Investing in a quality sewing machine
I got me some sewing machine problems. Recently, my beloved basic beginner brother model (Brother XT37) stopped working. So, of course, I turned to Instagram for advice. I was totally…
Vogue 1558: I finally sewed a Big 4 pattern!!
After five years of sewing, I finally sewed my first ever Big 4 pattern: Vogue 1558! It’s a Misses’ Raglan Sleeve, waist-pleated dress. The pattern was a christmas gift from…
Kalle Cubed: A Kalle Shirt Batch Sew Extravaganza!
The Kalle shirt and dress pattern from Closet Case Patterns needs no introduction. Prior to this current foray, I had already made two Kalle shirt dresses, one short sleeved and…