I have wanted wide legged pants for ages and then Cashmerette swung into my inbox with a 2 for 3 deal. The Calder pants were within my sight. The fabric I wanted to use was from my old work, a mystery blend with great drape (definitely think viscose is in the mix) and pesky checks…
Today we’re looking at a pattern that I’m going to be making hundreds of, the Artists House Dress by Artist Made Patterns. I was drawn to this design because I’m on a big fluffy sleeve kick right now and the style looks so easy to wear. The zip front wasn’t my favourite feature so I…
My sewing frenzy continues apace, and today I’m showing off my Friday Pattern Company Davenport dress. The gingham trend has not gone unnoticed and I was pleased that Past Natalie had bought a length of cotton/ polyester navy gingham a few years ago from my old work. I’m trying SO hard to whittle down my…
The moment I saw the Nina Lee Bakerloo dress I was besotted. You know, with That collar. The large be-frilled collar that took all the earliest Millenials back to their childhoods. I don’t even know if I owned any dresses or blouses with a collar that fancy but it’s definitely in my memory as a…
I have never worn a jumpsuit in my life. My long torso, short waist proportions mean they have been perma-wedgie garments in my experience. Plus, shorts always do a weird thing and ride up between my legs and I hate feeling stressed by my clothes. So, I have avoided jumpsuits because even though they look…
Hot off my success with the Waikerie shirt, I set out to obtain some drapey rayon to transform into a dress using the Muna and Broad expansion pattern. Long time readers may know that I deal with social anxiety and agoraphobia, so setting out to go to a new fabric store was a Journey, but…
She was a vision wearing modern vintage, and the most epic skirt made out of… tea towels? Yes! I met a lass named Hope at the Brisbane Brooch Lovers event a few months ago and couldn’t stop ogling this tea towel skirt that she’d made herself. I was immediately taken with the idea of making…
I’m a member of quite a few plus size sewing groups and it’s so frustrating when you’re a larger plus size person asking for pattern recommendations because people will mostly only post links to patterns that either stop at size 20 or 26. Pattern sizing is different from ready to wear sizing, neither of which…
When you are superfat your sewing pattern options are limited, just like in RTW clothing. It’s frustrating trying to find cute patterns but even more annoying when people tell me to just sew clothes myself because RTW clothes aren’t readily available in my size. Sewing people just tell me to “grade it up” if I…
