After seeing several striking versions of this wrap skirt on sewing blogs including the wonderfully colourful version by www.lladybird.com, I succumbed to ordering the Megan Nielsen Cascade skirt pattern. Megan Nielsen is an independent fashion designer who has branched out into selling garment sewing patterns for home sewists. This is the first of her patterns […]
Tiered maxi skirt Burdastyle 3/2013 #122 and #123
So far I’ve had a fairly productive sewing summer although I haven’t blogged too much about it. Autumn’s now looming so I thought I better cram in some pattern reviews of my summery makes before it gets too late. But where do I start? I’ve made more skirts and tops than dresses and I’ve decided […]
Warding off the beasties!
Summer is beginning to draw to a close here and it was time to harvest the lavender in my garden. So today I used the cut fragrant lavender to make some simple bundles tied with string to put in my fabric stash and my wardrobe to protect my growing collection of self-made clothes against moths. […]
Munich Fabric Start 3-5 September 2013
A brief post to give you a heads up about the upcoming international fabric trade fair in Munich, Germany. What: Munich Fabric Start international fabric trade fair Why: International suppliers to the fashion industry will be showcasing their wares for the Autumn Winter 2014/15 ‘Awesome Assemblage’ collections. Where: Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 17, 80539, Munich, Germany When: 3-5 September […]