Author: Annie

I made this blouse after seeing it on the Burdastyle website. The model in the blouse looks great in it. I knew that it was not possible to look as good as her, but I’ll give it a go. Ha Ha! Blouses seem to be in at the moment. I bought this gorgeous silk satin […]

I decided to design and make a dress for the Tessuti awards 2012. I chose the fabric first which was easy but then I spent weeks trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with it. I would drape it on my dress form, walk away , come back, drape again. […]

I found this great check fabric to make one of my little munchkins some pants from. They turned out really nice and managed to match the checks quite well which was more due to good luck than skill! I used a pattern I bought from Tiedyediva on etsy. I have bought a few patterns from tiedyediva, […]

I made this Tee Pee from some quilting fabric I picked up on sale for $3 meter. You need 10 meters so the cheaper the better. When I bought the fabric I thought it was a bit boring but once it was finished I was quite happy with the way it turned out.  The poles […]

I made this simple layered circle skirt with a tulle petticoat for my friends little girl.The pattern is Mc Calls 6066 available in sizes 3 though to 14.I hand made the bias binding using the same fabric as the overskirt and I made the attached flower following this tutorial (try not to burn your fingers).I made it up […]

My girlfriend had a baby girl last week which was a great excuse to sew something. I have two boys so I love getting any chance to make girly stuff. I made an infant girls tunic top thanks to a pattern from madebypetchy.glogspot.com Pattern is very small so I graded it up quite a bit. I […]

My friends little girl is turning three next week. What a great excuse to sew a little girls kimono top.I have two little boys so it’s a lot of fun to go fabric shopping for floral and brightly coloured patterns.I found this fabric at Spotlight and made the bias binding out of some spotty patchwork […]