Tag: under stitch

  • DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  Speechless

    DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! Speechless

    Just Speechless…  Tonight for DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER I have the pleasure of introducing the one and only Mads of Life in A “Mads” House.  Mads might have come to her design in a roundabout way but she has made a lovely copy of this designer dress by Elie Saab.

  • It really is BLACK!

    It really is BLACK!

    Honestly, why is BLACK so difficult to photograph?  It must just suck in all the light around it!  Anyway… I have finished my 4th pair of pants, black ones, after spending extensive time with the muslin and making three pairs after that.  I thought my blue pair was my favourite – best fitting and lovely fabric.  Those…

  • In a panic for pants (trousers)!

    In a panic for pants (trousers)!

    Hello again!  Here I am!  The real thing! My RTW Fast year is close to ending and I am still filling in the gaps in my handmade wardrobe.  There is still time left to sew up some pants for myself though – I would love to have a pair of black, blue and brown pants…

  • 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…

  • 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…