It's starting to look like a coat! Sewing began apace this weekend.
First up: bound buttonholes. Once again I used Karen's Bound Buttonhole eBook which is essential reading: so easy to follow! Such nice results!...
Why hello there! It's me, in my first Burda!
When I started sewing, Burda was one of the first pattern companies I became aware of, and I used to obsessively stalk BurdaStyle all day. However...
Recently, I asked my Instagram followers to guess the identity of my latest sewn creation, wonky mouth and all:Shockingly, no-one guessed correctly. It's a giant beanbag sperm! OBVS!I was asked to create these beautifully...
My Fashion Sewing Supply weft interfacing arrived (this one)! And so the coating continues apace.
One thing that continues to perplex me is why pattern instructions don't explain all the steps needed to achieve a high quality...
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that I went on vacation to Iceland! Recently I've tried to make an effort to "save" a few sewing makes to take with me on holiday so...
And so the coat making commences!
Well, sort of. I rough cut out my pieces from the cashmere (more on that shortly), and cut out the interfacing. Then I stopped and looked at my sewing...
Today's the final installment of Iceland photos, featuring volcanos on the horizon and my second StyleArc pattern, the Jessica dress.
It's a twist-front jersey dress, rated as "challenging", which largely seems to be because the...
