Marie sews silk chiffonSeptember 30, 2021The Fabric Sewing with crinkle silk chiffon is possibly the most challenging substrate I have sewn with to date. I am the kind of person who can become bogged down in minor details, talk myself in circles and procrastinate on a seemingly difficult (or new) task. Liberty crinkle silk chiffon I was extremely lucky to have the opportunity to select some fabric from We Are the Fabric Store in New Zealand to sew with in August. I don’t usually like to sew with a deadline, but ironically, I […]
Making the Ella BlouseSeptember 24, 2021This post is all about folk singer-songwriter Elanor Moss making the Ella Blouse from Sew Over It London. Ellie’s a 20 something English Literature graduate living in Leeds. Our idea was to get someone new to sewing, like Ellie, to stitch up something gig worthy. We were looking for a top that would look fabulous but not be too complicated. There’s nothing better than making something for the very first time and being so proud of it that you can’t believe you made it. folk […]
Baby BuntingAugust 24, 2021Here’s a tutorial for some fast and fun Baby Bunting. I love decorating with bunting and I’m always looking for new ways to make it. I needed to make some tiny bunting flags to go in a camper van that I was kitting out for our neighbours. But tiny pieces can be fussy to work with! Then I got a great idea. Big triangles can be divided into little triangles. By folding and marking off a large bunting flag, I could get four smaller bunting flags. I tried it on scrap piece of paper and […]
Making Moana WavesAugust 17, 2021Recently, I watched the Disney movie Moana and decided to transform the primitive wave motif that appears in the movie title, into a free motion quilting line design. I like to call it making Moana waves. Regrettably, I missed Moana the first time around. Our kids had passed their Disney princess stage when Moana came out. So my first introduction to Moana was from cosplayer Anne Marie @silkenstitches on Instagram. She made the most amazing costume! And later when I finally saw Disney’s […]
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