Category: Sewing Challenges

  • And who do we have today on Designin’ December?

    And who do we have today on Designin’ December?

    Designer Originals & Designer Copies are popping up everywhere!!! Let me show you a few more! First we have Dream.Cut.Sew with her Elie Saab Designer Original … and her Designer Copy! Second we have @raquel_sewing_knitting_in_asia with her Designer Original … and her Designer Copy! I’ll be back soon with more Designin’ December loveliness! Don’t forget…

  • Another #designindecember entry!

    Another #designindecember entry!

    They are coming fast and furious now! Tonight I would like to show you a Designer Original Photo … the 1960s Marimekko shift dress! Sue Stoney of fadanista made her Designer Copy with Butterick 2704 and a beautiful fabric she bought at the Marimekko store in New York! Here is a link to her blog…

  • The first #designindecember entry!

    The first #designindecember entry!

    … and it’s not who you think it is! I bet this #designindecember Challenger has probably forgotten she ever did a #designindecember outfit on her Instagram feed! That’s no surprise … she finished really. really. really. early … in January, 2019! Who is this early bird? Who made her own Designer Copy of this Derek…

  • Designin’ December 2019 – MORE Prize Sponsors!

    Designin’ December 2019 – MORE Prize Sponsors!

    Guess what I’ve decided? As you might know from this post here, I have four patterns to choose from to make my Designer Copy of my Designer Original – I am inspired by this Holly Fulton Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear … … and I think the best choice out of my four patterns is…

  • Designin’ December 2019 Prize Sponsors!

    Designin’ December 2019 Prize Sponsors!

    The replies are coming in from our generous DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2019 PRIZE SPONSORS!  These are my favourite posts of the year – the generosity of these PRIZE SPONSORS just brightens up the blogosphere! No more delay – our DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2019 PRIZE SPONSORS!  Check out their websites, browse around, pick out the prize you want to win!…

  • Inspiration … called DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2019!

    Inspiration … called DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2019!

    For those of you not familiar with the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Challenge, this will be the 4th year now I’ve been coveting all the fabulous garments in the stores, magazines, online or on the runway. All the while thinking … “Why buy when you can make it yourself – better and for less money?” Last DESIGNIN’…

  • Sewing Challenges: #So50Visible and #BGchallenge

    Sewing Challenges: #So50Visible and #BGchallenge

    @sewover50 has been running the #So50Visible Challenge on Instagram and I wasn’t too sure if I’d make their deadline of March 15th! And what do you know… I did! And not only did I, but I found out that I could also enter the #BGchallenge (Breaking Ground Challenge)! The aim of #So50Visible is to make…

  • So to continue my …

    So to continue my …

    #makenine2019 and my Islander Sewing Systems “Jacket Express”! Last week my sewing got off to a rough start! First of all a couple of Fridays ago, I couldn’t get home without taking a good run, a few times, at the first of many hills we have … without success. I abandoned my vehicle on the…