DIY

Sewing French Seams and Pleats Now it’s time to start sewing our Venus Kimono!  In this post, we will sew the shoulder pleats and the french seams.  If you’ve never sewn french seams before, don’t fret as they are actually quite easy but you just have to be a little patient as it takes a […]

Grainline, Toile, Cutting and transferring markings It’s time to start cutting your Venus Kimono! The Venus Kimono is a one size fits all pattern however, if you want to make sure you are happy with the style lines and fit I highly recommend sewing up a toile before cutting out your fashion fabric. A toile is […]

Assembling your Venus Kimono PDF Pattern Today I’ll show you how to print and assemble your Venus Kimono PDF Pattern.

Gathering Fabric & Supplies Thanks for joining me in the Venus Kimono Sewalong! You can check out the schedule and read about the Venus Kimono Pattern in my previous blog post. Venus Kimono Sewalong. To get you started you will need to gather a few supplies and your fabric. I always love this part of […]

I’m so excited to invite you to join me for the Venus Kimono Sewalong starting this Wednesday, September 6th!

If you’ve sewn a few garments  you’ve probably heard the term “grain” and seen grainlines on your pattern pieces. But you may not know exactly what it is and why is it so important? In this post I have a few tips on how to easily straighten the fabric grain. 

Last weekend I decided to clean up my sewing room. It’s always a great feeling, it clears my mind and I find patterns and fabric I’ve forgotten about. I found a Burdastyle magazine (issue 12/2016) and this ruffle mini skirt style #105 caught my eye. Perfect for the cool wintery weather here at the moment.

Once again I was thrilled with the response to my call out for testers for my new Gypsy Swing top pattern.  I am so lucky to have regular testers to work with and testers who are very good at their craft.

This dress was my attempt at replicating a dress from the Stop Staring retro clothing website ( A very catchy name for a clothing website).  I originally blogged about it five years ago on my original Nine Stitches blog. Wow! How fast does half a decade go?