Cross Front Maxi Dress

Many years ago, I bought myself a maxi dress at Target in Melbourne.  This was the most comfortable, easy to wear dress.  It's a stretch fabric with an empire waist crossover top, and a shirred skirt.  Over time, despite very careful handling, the neckline became a little stretched.  I made a tuck in the front to fix it,...

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My Sorbetto Obsession

There's nothing better than a simple sleeveless cotton top in Singapore.  It's comfortable, goes well with shorts and always looks a bit neater than a t-shirt or singlet.  Collette Patterns have a free, downloadable pattern for a simple sleeveless top.  You can download your copy of the Sorbetto from their website. Source - Collette...

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The Charlie Caftan

A couple of weeks ago Karen from Did You Make That wrote a post about the making of her Charlie Caftan. Source - Did You Make That I wasn't drawn to the pattern immediately as I didn't like the length of it or the fit of the bodice, but then I clicked on the link to the pattern and found this ... Source - Closet Case Files I absolutely...

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DIY Pattern Weights

I do a lot of fabric cutting using a mat and rotary cutter. I have never owned proper pattern weights, and generally use anything handy - mostly food tins.  I've been looking at some tutorials on Pinterest for DIY pattern weights and decided I need to make some. My favourite ones are made with metal washers. I considered wrapping them...

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The Great British Sewing Bee - Week Six Recap

We head into week five - Activewear Week - with five contestants left. We have arrived at the quarter final.  The five sewers left have all had good and bad challenges.  I don't feel like one stands out as the most likely winner, and I'd be fairly happy to see any combination of the three in the final. SPOILER ALERT!  I...

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