DIY

This month, you might see a lot of #frockingfabulous selfies filling your feed—that’s because I’m taking on the Frocktober 31-day challenge. I’m wearing a dress every day for the month of October to raise urgently-needed funds for ovarian cancer research.

This Faux Fur Jacket is my latest and probably most worn make. It’s McCalls pattern 7257 using faux fur from Spotlight stores.

Meet Sienna,  my latest PDF Sewing Pattern. When I made up today’s new pattern months ago for a sewing competition I knew it had to be made up into a PDF Sewing pattern.

I’m so excited to finally open my new Sew This Pattern sewing Studio!

I’ve added a new course to my Sewing School  It’s a full day course from 10am – 5pm on Saturday May the 19th and you will learn how to sew a really cool Dirndl Skirt.

I’m so excited to announce that I won the Simplicity category award in the Dressmaker of the Year awards, 2018!

Today I am reviewing the book The Savvy Seamtress written by the very talented designer, pattern maker and teacher Nicole Mallalieu. My review is part of a blog and instagram tour run by C&T Publishing which runs from 23rd of April until the 3rd of May. 

Tessuti are running another sewing competition,  the 2018 Skylines Sewing Competition! They have chosen a classic plaid fabric – Skylines. Composition is 63% cotton, 16% linen, 20% viscose and 1% elastane. It’s a great fabric, with enough body to be perfect for dresses, pants or anything really!

Finally I got around to making up one of Gertie’s fabulous vintage patterns from her Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book. It wasn’t until Gertie came out to Australia and had a soiree in Melbourne that I got my act together to make one. You know how it is, too many ideas not enough time! I thought […]