Blog — sewing
Little Bento Project Bags :: How to ::
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Back in the spring my sewing machine and I reacquainted ourselves and it was oh so good. I had grand plans of making myself a whole summer wardrobe, not to mention all manner of baby attire for Miss Effie. However, work and life, as is often the case, soon had other ideas and my sewing machine has been sat in the corner of my dining room gathering dust ever since then.
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Sewing :: Springtime Clothes for Effie ::
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I purchased the lovely Simple Modern Sewingwith a book voucher I received for Christmas, way back in January...
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I did it! I stitched together my first garment from a pattern and in Japanese at that.
I am so proud of myself, I mean the shirt itself is no where near perfect, but it is wearable, just about!
I decided that I should start with something reasonably simple looking and that wouldn't require too much fabric and I only used an old sheet. That way if it did go terribly wrong I wouldn't have ruined some...
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japanese pattern book sew along ::
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I received an email from Kate at M is for make this morning, inviting me to take part in this...
As I am a complete novice, I'm thinking this will probably be a fantastic opportunity to get a bit of help from some more experienced sewers along the way! Plus it may give the boost I need to get that sewing machine off for the service it so desperately needs before any dress sewing takes place!
Now to...
stylish dress book ::
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this arrived in the post for me yesterday. I'm hoping to make myself a dress to wear to my cousins wedding in April. Inspired by this lady's beautiful creations, I feel in love with this book.
It's truly beautiful and I can't wait to get started, however I can't help but feel I was perhaps a little too ambitious, seeing as I have never made a dress before and can't read japanese!
Before I even...