It's officially spooky season and I'm honestly a little bit in struggle town. At this current point in time I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water so although I had a massive Halloween sewing project planned (actually I'v been trying to compete it for over 2 years), I've decided to go easy … Continue reading Sewing Cute Retro Halloween Separates; Butterick 6354
Yes yes yes, I know I just posted about this pattern literally a month ago but there is method in the madness. If you remember back to this post, I discussed going down south to the lovely town of Denmark and spending a weekend alone in a gorgeous little cabin in the woods where I … Continue reading Cosy Sewing: Pumpkins, Big Bows and Cosy Nights
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that as soon as someone knows you like to sew, they will ask you to hem or make them something. I often get asked if I could just "whip up" a dress for someone for an event they are having and unfortunately I will most of the time turn … Continue reading Sewing Miss Lexi Heart a Rockabilly Pageant dress using Charm’s L’Amour Dress
Sewing Simplicity X Lisette 1419 Lately I have had a lot on my plate so when I got the opportunity to go down south to the charming town of Denmark to celebrate a dear friends birthday, I was really excited for the chance. I've always loved the idea of owning a cottage in the woods … Continue reading Cosy Sewing; Autumal Gingham, Fireplaces and Audiobooks
The other day, I had a friend who has recently started learning how to sew ask me, "how easy is Very Easy Vogue?" to which I said, "no idea, let me find out". Vogue sewing patterns are notorious for being a little bit more complicated with many details and much finesse needed to finish a … Continue reading Is Sewing a ‘Very Easy Vogue’ Actually Very Easy? – Barbie Edition
Most people know the Easter bunny as a magical bunny that delivers chocolate eggs this time of year, but here in Australia, we have a magical marsupial known as the Easter Bilby. A bilby is a desert dwelling marsupial with long bunny-like ears that's nocturnal, adorable and very much loved by all Aussies. Come Easter … Continue reading Sewing an Aussie Easter Bilby Dress
A lady's High Tea is a wonderful occasion to get all dressed up and spend time with friends whilst sipping tea, chatting and enjoying deliciously delicate treats. On a recent girls trip to Singapore, I wanted to treat my friend and I to the ultimate High Tea experience at the Raffles Hotel, one of the … Continue reading Sewing a Vintage Dress for High Tea at The Raffles Hotel Singapore
I've always been an avid reader; it's a chance for me to just switch off, escape and self-care in a quiet corner, drink tea and be left alone (for the most part). As a working adult, it's not always easy to find time to read, especially something new where I really need to pay attention … Continue reading Sewing a Feyre / ACOTAR Inspired-Vintage Night Court Dress
Vintage Sewing Adventures; Recreating Chuck's Yellow Dress from Pushing Daisies Remember that crazy time when we were all trapped in our houses and couldn't embrace our friends or family? Yeah, wild times I know but it got me back into one of my favourite shows, Pushing Daisies as I found many of the themes in … Continue reading Sewing a ‘Pushing Daisies’ Inspired Dress
Whilst travelling, people bring back souvenirs of shot glasses, spoons or keychains, the souvenir I bring back is fabric. In January, I was lucky enough to spend a week at a women's retreat in Bali and then a few days exploring the gorgeous island after. During my free days, of course I went fabric shopping … Continue reading My Bali Fabric Haul
Vintage Sewing Adventures Nothing haunts us like the vintage we didn't buy. For those that shop vintage, you know the sadness you feel when you find a stunning vintage piece only to realise it's too small, too expensive, far away or already sold. This is the vintage that haunts us and I am certainly haunted … Continue reading Sewing a Vintage Dress Replica – Recreating The Vintage That Got Away
Back in November, I went on a very impromptu week long trip to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. One of my favourite travel locations as I've been there many times, know my way around, love the food, have friends who live there and the shopping is great. As much as I normally like to meticulously plan … Continue reading Where to buy Fabric in Kuala Lumpur
Fashion comes and go and sure enough, if you bag up all the clothes you have in your wardrobe right now and put them away for a few years, they will eventually come back into fashion. When I was first learning to sew many years ago, I wanted to make a babydoll dress but make … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: Butterick 6682
Well here we are again, tackling pattern Butterick 5982 for the second time. Back in April, I made Butterick 5982 using an Indian embroidered cotton and although I loved the pattern and the fabric, the darts ruined it for me, they looked like sad, flat saggy nipples and I just can't stop being bothered by … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Redo Review: Butterick 5982
Whenever I go op shopping, I always make an effort to look for sewing patterns. There's a plethora of cheap 80s patterns (with questionable garments all of which look shapeless and way too big), loads of children's patterns, some modern patterns and on the rare occasion, 50s patterns. I treasure any vintage pattern (not from … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: New Look 6508
Earlier in the year, I tested out a sewing pattern that produced one of my favourite dresses which I'm embarrassed to say I wear almost weekly. The pattern in question is Simplicity X Lisette 1419 and it contains two dresses with different collar and sleeve options as well as a jacket; on my first attempt, … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: Simplicity X Lisette 1419 but Make it Halloween
This year, I am attempting to curb my spending so I've been shopping my sewing stashes when it comes to new sewing projects. Until I saw some of the new re-releases of original retro patterns that Simplicity put out, mainly R11333/ S9464. It was in my shopping cart faster than I could say "oh my … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: Simplicity 9464 / R11333
So. Many. Gussets. As it's officially winter, I thought it's a great time to whip up a few warmer dresses and focus on patterns with long sleeves. I'm honestly not the greatest with sleeves and have no idea how people make them fit perfectly onto the bodice whereas I always end up having to put … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review; Butterick 5605