Last summer I finally plucked up the courage to cut into this red geometric/floral fabric that I have had in my stash for a long time. Prior to my stash, it was in my mother’s stash for a long time too – since about 1970 in fact! It is a cotton sateen in the perfect […]
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Remember I bought some new fabric (oops – seven fabrics) on impulse recently? Well I’ve been really good and sewn one piece up already. I initially had this blouse/shirt pattern earmarked for some black viscose, but I had sewn sew much black recently that I started to feel guilty, and decided to make it up […]
Read MoreOne of my makes this winter was this top: It is always nice to clear some stash, and for this project I managed to use up some black merino fine rib of that quality that was ubiquitous about 15 years ago, and some black silk satin leftover from a Ruby Slip that has since died. […]
Read MoreThe other day I was asked how I did the side split hem on my black stretch capris, and as quite a few of you liked this design feature I’ve done a quick tutorial. This is for you Liza Jane! It is a handy trick to know, because you can also use it on the hems of […]
Read MoreThis fabric is really thick! I was a bit worried about the bound buttonholes, so did a bit of research. In the Reader’s Digest Complete Book of Sewing the “two-piece piped method” is recommended for thick fabrics. That’s the one where you make an organza window and sew the welts in behind, so that’s what […]
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