@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…
Tag: Easy patterns
McCall’s M7324: Part II of my Adventures with Border Print Fabric!
This is the last of my lovely denim border print fabric. 🙁 I’ve already made a pair of summer cropped pants with it, details here. I had just enough left to squeeze a top out of it! I decided to use this pattern, McCall’s M7324, view A. I definitely won’t be using the curved…
McCall’s M7364 – A simple sewing pattern!
I’ve always got an eye out for border print fabric and when I saw this 100% cotton denim – EMBROIDERED – I could not resist! I bought enough for a pair of casual summer pants and a summer top. It has been quite hot here lately (but unfortunately smokey from forest fires) so I am…
Giving it another go …
I started the year with the #2017makenine Challenge – pick nine patterns and get ‘er done during the year! So far, I am not too sure if I have been successful though. I started with the dress pattern in the bottom left hand corner. It was Vogue 9202, but it turned into a top, McCalls…
Which personality do you like the best?
Last week I cut out my Hunter Green Chevron knit fabric (85% polyester and 15% rayon) and a white linen-look fabric from my stash (actually a fabric given to me, along with a few others, by a friend) to make my first reversible garment. I put a lot of thought into cutting out this Chevron fabric as…
A perfect place for my pockets.
Perhaps you remember my denim skirt? I spent a couple of days trying to decide whether to sew on the back pockets, or not. Well, I have found a perfect place for them! A while ago, I found the FREE pdf pattern from By Hand London, the Polly Top. I knew it would be perfect for the…