For those of us in the Southern hemisphere, summer is on its way as we've finally left the winter months. Warm weather, sunny days and beach trips are on the horizon and I figured that it's never too late to start learning something new. As I'm trying to challenge myself with my sewing, I wanted … Continue reading Sewing Swimwear: Making my First One Piece Swim
Every year, I set myself a few sewing goals, and this year, I tried to set fewer goals (every other year, I planned way too much and got overwhelmed) that were all achievable. One such goal was to sew some swimwear, which leads us to today's post: making my first-ever bikini without a pattern. Knowing … Continue reading Sewing Swimwear: Making my First Bikini
Combining Vogue V9000 and Butterick B6354 Life doesn't always give you much free time and days off are few and far between which means when I have time to sew, I don't want to waste it deciding and planning my projects. Like most of us that trawl through the World Wide Web, I'm on Pinterest … Continue reading Sewing my Pinterest Board: Sage Green Gingham playsuit
There's a wonderful moment in life when you realise you have free will and can do whatever you want in your own house. I had this revelation a few years ago and have unleashed my inner child upon my house and have started creating a cosy, safe, fun and colourful home. Honestly, it's been super … Continue reading Making a Gallery Wall for my Vintage Sewing Room
After sewing this dress for my talent round for the Cooly Rocks On Pinup Pageant, I put her on my mannequin, took a step back and then immediately grabbed new fabric and started making her again. Having wanted to make a shirt dress for well over two years, my first attempt using Simplicity R10646/S9164 gave … Continue reading Sewing a Daisy Shirt Dress with Simplicity R10646/S9164
One of the most iconic ball gown styles from the 1950s is the cupcake gown; generally named due to the ruffles adorning the dress, this ball gown style was very popular for special occasions such as proms, weddings and evening dresses. Today, cupcake gowns are still highly sought after and something a lot of vintage … Continue reading Sewing a Vintage Cupcake Gown using Liz Dress Pattern