Happy Sunday everyone, this weekend Adam and I have deep cleaned the house. We made five different lists, one for each space, and we’ve worked HARD. Honestly yesterday we were cleaning solidly for well over 10 hours! We have rearranged furniture, repotted plants, tidied, cleaned, polished, sorted, decluttered and it feels great. Throughout the cleaningContinue reading “Does Luxury Have To Be Bought?”
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Sewing Project: Bias Cut Top – My First Attempt At Pattern Matching
My last project before I went away was a bias cut chevron top. This garment falls into the category of a simple yet deceptively difficult make. Now of course there aren’t many difficult techniques of garment construction involved, what makes this difficult is a) pattern matching and b) working on the bias. Project Details Pattern:Continue reading “Sewing Project: Bias Cut Top – My First Attempt At Pattern Matching”
Box Pleat Skirts – What I’ve Learnt In A Year
Back in April 2019, after four years of living in the south, I found my self missing my sewing machine more than I can explain. With a stressful job and a long commute I felt I was lacking my own mental space. I needed a calming outlet for my stress and something constructive I couldContinue reading “Box Pleat Skirts – What I’ve Learnt In A Year”
Sewing Project: Shell Top / My First Forays Into Viscose
Hello lovely people, I hope you have had a wonderful weekend so far. Yesterday I hit 300 followers on my Instagram in just under four weeks! If you follow me on Instagram then, thank you! If you don’t then look me up @sowhatifisew . Anyway, on to this weekend’s challenge. As I had hit aContinue reading “Sewing Project: Shell Top / My First Forays Into Viscose”
Sewing Project: Pyjama Shorts
This time last year I asked my sisters what they wanted for Christmas and they both asked for pyjamas. My middle sister jokingly asked for ‘Crab Pyjamas’ so I went fabric hunting! I made one pair of brushed cotton monster patterned pyjamas for my eldest sister who lives in the UK but I decided toContinue reading “Sewing Project: Pyjama Shorts”
Sewing Project: Shirt Dress (Pt. 1)
I think that most sewists and dressmakers have one item of clothing or one design that they’ve always wanted to make. One thing that prompted them to start sewing or to take their sewing more seriously. For me it was the inability to find a shirt/blouse that would fit. I have a larger bust, aContinue reading “Sewing Project: Shirt Dress (Pt. 1)”
