Tag: The Monthly Stitch

  • Did a run on the weekend…

    Did a run on the weekend…

    so no sewing.  Sad for the no sewing – Happy that I can still do 10 k without having a heart attack! I did post to The Monthly Stitch for their April Challenge though – Flower Power Two Fabrics, so if you have an interest in expanding your sewing community, or are curious, come on…

  • When is a Sewaholic Hollyburn, not a Sewaholic Hollyburn?

    When is a Sewaholic Hollyburn, not a Sewaholic Hollyburn?

    Perhaps, when you almost don’t have enough fabric to finish it! I’ve been bustin’ through my stash and so far, have made a flowered vintage dress and a red Sewaholic Hollyburn.  Next I thought I would make a black Sewaholic Hollyburn – you can see the link to the pattern company here:  Sewaholic Hollyburn.  I…

  • A Sewaholic Hollyburn… and the Evils of having a Fabric Stash!

    A Sewaholic Hollyburn… and the Evils of having a Fabric Stash!

    It’s Indie Pattern Month at the Monthly Stitch.  As is my tradition, this is the month that I dive into the Indie Patterns that I have collected over the last year.  I have always wanted to try Sewaholic’s Hollyburn skirt but was always looking for the right fabric.  Me Made May showed me that I do not have…

  • You are too late to see the “birds”!

    You are too late to see the “birds”!

    The April challenge for The Monthly Stitch WAS “put a bird on it”! Well it is too late for that now … my cats chased after them and they all flew away – all that’s left is the feathers! Guilty as charged!  Just look at them!

  • I (heart) RED!!

    I (heart) RED!!

    The Monthly Stitch Challenge in February was “Miss Bossy” telling us what solid colour we must sew up.  Miss Bossy’s commands for me were:  yellow (which makes me look like the walking dead!), blue (which I love), or RED (which I really love).  So lucky me, Miss Bossy was surprisingly kind and told me I had…

  • No rain, a new hair-do and a new dress!

    No rain, a new hair-do and a new dress!

    … this is Happiness! It’s Frocktober! A while ago I received my Sewaholic Yaletown pattern in the mail and knew I had to sew it up with my Batic 100% rayon purchased during my shopping trip to Vancouver!  My dress is done now, just in time, and I am very pleased with it.

  • You’ve got mail!

    You’ve got mail!

    Whoo hoo!  Checked the mail this morning!  Look what’s arrived!  Sewaholic’s Yaletown dress  (click for details)   I still love having a paper pattern in my hands, crisp, flat, untouched, uncut – instead of having a printed photo of a pattern that is still stored on my computer!  Does that show my age?  I should show…

  • Indecision?

    Indecision?

    I found my fabric for my Mono Sewn garment for this month’s Monthly Stitch challenge but I had a little problem choosing a pattern! I have a solid black “Ponti de Roma” – 72% polyester, 28% rayon. I also have a black and white “Barcelona” – 95% polyester, 5% spandex. They would look great together!…