Making Moana WavesJuly 30, 2022Recently, 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 […]
Marie makes McCalls 7969July 14, 2022Marie Lawlor shares about her make of the ever-so-popular McCalls 7969 dress. Happily, a favourite fabric finally found the perfect pattern. The Pattern This McCalls pattern has been a sewing community cult favourite for over 2 years now, and I can finally understand why! I will admit, that when I first saw it, M7969 wasn’t a pattern that caught my eye as I have always been wary of this oversized look on my petite frame. The Fabric After rearranging my fabric stash, I decided that this […]
Making the Jily Top in summery linen – version oneJune 30, 2022Rose shares her experience making the Jily Top as a beginner sewist Today I thought I would share a little bit about the process of making the Jily Top by the Fold Line, from a beginners points of view, sharing things I learned in the process. As someone who has not made garments properly before, I was a bit nervous about starting! But once I got going I found the process really enjoyable and cant wait to make my next item. As I mentioned in a previous post, the top has two versions: one with a […]
Making Book SleevesJune 27, 2022I saw some book sleeves on Instagram and decided to give it a try. So I looked around for some tutorials and made a book sleeve. I loved it! And I wanted to make more. So I rummaged through my leftovers and UFO’s to make some personalized book sleeves for the gals in my book club. They loved them too. Now I want to make a bunch more! Inspiration There are lots of good Book Sleeve tutorials out there. Jessica @peacelovebooksxo has a super simple YouTube tutorial. Perfect for beginners. […]
See out latest Instagram posts!
