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Pattern Haul July 2023
I took advantage of the Spotlight pattern sale, 3 for $20. Simplicity S9700 Misses’ Vintage Jumpsuit Boilersuit from the 1970s. A rerelease of Simplicity 7310 from 1975. Here it is on the Simplicity website. So my inspiration for this boilersuit is these Run & Fly boilersuits. In particular these pattern ones. Simplicity Misses’ Tops This is a cute pleated top with a variety of different sleeves. S9452 Top on Simplicity website. I have a dress which is pleated and it’s looking a little old now so this is to replace it. My dress looks a bit like the green one in Simplicity 7633. Simplicity S9385 Misses’ Knit Tops So I…
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The search for pants that fit
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The search for pants that fit
I’m currently in the search for a pants pattern that fits. Mood Fabric patterns The Primrose Pants High waisted paper bag pants original or Variation with suspender straps or Cord variation The Lilium Pants Stretch pants The Inula Pants A vintage cigarette pant The Forsythia Jeans A high-waisted flare jean The Jamesia Pant Flared pants or bootleg with belt loops variation Denim variation The Calamint Jeans High-wasted boyfriend fit The Eucalyptus Shorts Wide waist band side zip shorts The Aster Pants Pleated wide leg pants The Ursi Ensemble Elasticated back wide-legged pants and tie top The Nasrin Pant Tapered trousers or Variation with a fly The Trillium Ensemble Jacket with…
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Pattern Haul July 2023
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Make Nine 2021
After listening to the Sew and Tell podcast today I was inspired to create my Make Nine 2021 list. It is a year-long challenge that has been going for a few years. I’ve been going a bit mad with the shopping on Spotlight online. So I thought that it would be great to do a bit of planning. I’m in search of the perfect shirt and the perfect pair of pants pattern. This has meant a huge amount of pattern shopping especially with the specials that we had around Christmas 4 for $20. Patterns to choose from Simplicity 8447 – 1940s Vintage reprint, Overalls, pants, hooded shirt and collared shirt…
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SewNordic Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of SewNordic. Even though it says Day 2 on the label. I’m going to talk about the dinner as well. If you want to find out about Day 1 check out my blog post. The Dinner So it was a big red carpet entry with photos and champagne. Inside we sat at the tables I got to sit with the Dutch ladies from Stavanger, a lady from Switzerland and another from Narvik. There were others on the table but they were a bit too far away to talk to. (I don’t like round tables. They restrict who you can talk to even more than long thin…
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SewNordic is here
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SewNordic is here
SewNordic Day One Today was the big day. First day of SewNordic. The reason why I travelled 16,000km to Oslo has arrived. How did I get here? Well, obviously I caught a plane for way too long halfway around the earth. Arriving in Stockholm about 10 days ago. I travelled to Northern Sweden, Abisko, onto Narvik, Svolvær and Bodø. Before arriving in Oslo yesterday. How I really got here was I saw Johanna Lundström mention on her YouTube channel, The Last Stitch, that she would be teaching here. Originally I thought it might be a bit silly to fly across the world for 2days of sewing. Then some things in…
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SewNordic Day 2
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Oversized Sweatshirt – BurdaStyle Project
Welcome to my first full piece for my BurdaStyle Teaching Certification, The Oversized Sweatshirt. Now I’m not a fan of this pattern at all. I guess that I’ll just wear it to the gym over my singlet when the weather warms up a bit more. As I’m not a fan I raided the sewing stash and decided to use three offcuts. One of the body, another for the sleaves and another for the triangles and pockets. The pattern and my modifications The pattern is BurdaStyle #111B 02/2017. It is a print out pattern. So I ended up spending at day printing and cutting out all 4 patterns that are required…
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Pattern Prep: The BurdaStyle Way – BurdaStyle Teaching Certification Course
So I enrolled in the BurdaStyle Teaching Certification Course by Meg Healey. It has been interesting so far. Learning the Burda way of doing things. Always a bit of a shock to my system for not doing things the way Mum did them. Also doing everything in inches because the course is American is a bit annoying too. I will survive though and probably learn a lot and get to pick and choose what I keep. This post is about the assignment 1 of the course related to Pattern Prep: The BurdaStyle Way. Preparing the pattern The course has gone through the 3 different ways to get a pattern from…
