This time I succeeded with my Yoyo Dress, behold my magnificent sock photos in my #honestkitchen! I made it in a heavier, non-slidy fabric (possibly a linen blend) and I’ve worn it about five times already as a pinafore with a shirt underneath for work and got lots of...
Happy international dog day! I realised that I needed to increase the number of pet quilts I’ve made for the purpose of attracting future commissions, and so what better breed than one of the world’s most popular dogs, the Labrador Retriever? And then as I built it the way...
So since my last post I’ve actually made two quilts, neither of which I think I can show for months and months yet. Isn’t that always the way! Between lots of this and that, I’ve been persevering with the dressmaking. The first project is my Shelby Romper (top and...
I haven’t named this quilt (I have a great name for one of my next quilts, don’t you worry), but I can tell you a bit about it. I work with a lady, who left on maternity leave at the end of last week. Her leaving date was brought...
Whilst dressmaking and I are still in a love/hate relationship, I do have some finishes, mostly because knits are usually good to me and are easy to fit. A couple of weeks ago I made a Tabor Tee from Sew House Seven that I can actually wear. I’m not...
I almost forgot to share photos from the show a couple of weekends ago! (Above is my Blue Jay quilt) Saturday it rained, and Alex had a migraine on the way over, so we had to go home and go back on Sunday which was a much better day...
I know it isn’t the same for all people, but I find improv means I can switch off areas of my brain and reduce the number of things I have to think about when sewing. Recently I’ve made a top, a dress I didn’t like, I’ve put together a...
T Michael Martin, author of The End Games, bought my End Games mini quilt! I can’t think of a more appropriate place for it to live. And whilst it took a lot of work to make, I learned that I’m never doing 1/2″ tiny squares ever again. If you’ve...
I’m not sure what it is about sewing items in 3D, but it rarely goes well for me. Well, maybe bags go well most of the time. About 8 – maybe even 10 – years ago, I took a dressmaking class at my local community college. I learned about...
So my biggest news is that I won a ribbon at MQX for Potato Hank! It was Karen Blocher’s Judge’s Choice. I got this really nice ribbon (lives on my wall above my ironing station now) plus $50, which paid for the return postage, so Hank is safely back...