I’ve seen many beautiful Vali dresses on Instagram but I hesitate to make one myself because I think the volume will overwhelm my body completely. Then a photo of the top version from the designer, […]
This pattern is so popular, one does not need to refer to it by its pattern number, ‘that McCall’s dress’ will do. The M7969 it is! The pattern comes in 4 sleeves and 2 length […]
I’ve recently learned to love elastic waist pants since my fitted pants don’t fit me within 1 year of making them. It makes me sad – not because I’m expanding but the wasted effort! I […]
I’ve had my eyes on the Style Arc Astoria Dress for a while but I don’t sew with knit much because I find it difficult to achieve a nice finish. I love the classy silhouette […]
I could claim that I intentionally picked this perfect Christmas green fabric to make this classy Christmas dress, but I really didn’t. I spotted this gorgeous floral viscose when browsing the Drapers Fabrics website for […]
I started sewing because I had trouble finding clothes that fit, and there’s always something wrong with ready-to-wear garments! Don’t you think? I started learning fabric design for a similar reason. Sometimes I just can’t […]
I was looking for a blouse pattern to fill a wardrobe gap and stumbled upon the Butterick 6563 top. I like the vintage vibe and there are quite a few cute makes under the hashtag […]
I made the Forget Me Not April Dress in the non-gathered skirt version earlier this year, and here’s my take on the gathered skirt view in a duck egg gingham and hydrangea vintage finish linen […]
The Steel Pinafore by our local Elbe Textiles is one of those patterns that I had to purchase on the day it’s released. It’s such a cool design and I love the fun details, especially […]
