All about my sewing journey
I'm sewing a lot, and not posting on the blog as much as I'd like. A few life updates are keeping me busy and an incoming move approach. Knowing this, I tried to sew as much as possible and not buying new fabric. 99% of my spring sewing plan is to sew with fabric in…
Continue reading ➞ Sewing for spring: chambray shirt #SewFrugal22
This past October I wrote down my sewing plans for fall and winter and last week I finished my last project on the list, the blouse! My mood board involved a mix of classic pieces and some unusual color for me. Fall-winter mood board My color palette included three main colours (navy, black and beige)…
I don't know if I'm the only one, but I frequently have a precise idea in mind of what I want to sew, but I cannot find the right pattern. I usually end up hacking a similar pattern to get what I want. But what if there was a book that can teach you how…
Continue reading ➞ Book review: Ma blouse sur mésure – Atelier Scammit
As I mentioned in my previous post January has been my sewing basics month, a month of useful and much needed sewing. After some basic knit tops, a pair of denim (Ginger Jeans on my instagram), it was time to spend some time sewing underwear. Thanks to my recent holidays in Europe I was able…
When I realised I could make my own clothes, I dreamed about special dresses with unusual prints and clothes for special occasion. I will admit that sewing basics wasn't really a priority. A couple of years passed, and my RTW basics are getting more and more worn out, to the point of non return. I…
Fall finally arrived in Atlanta too, and it's time for me to plan for some fall and winter makes. As every season the list of ideas gets longer and longer and selecting is getting harder. Sometimes I even forget what I already have, that's why I started by switching my clothes in my wardrobe, so…
One of my sewing objectives for the year was to make lingerie. I started by using leftover knit fabric to make panties, drafting my underwear block using LizSews youtube tutorial. But the more I was looking into lingerie making, the more I got curious about trying something different. Sewing with lace, trying all the different…
Just before Christmas Lansdown Pattern launched a call for pattern testers for their first pattern release. At the time this blog wasn't born yet, but I really wanted to be part of the process behind the scene of launching an independent pattern. I applied for the test and Rachel, the designer of Lansdown Pattern, selected…
I usually start and finish a project, worse case scenario if it really annoys me, i'll keep it on my table for a couple of weeks, but never more than that. With one exception, this swimsuit. I started it exactly one year ago, very excited and full of good intentions, but it just wasn't the…
I sticked to my plan and started with a VERY needed new summer pyjama. My pyjama drawer has seen better days for sure. My most recent pj is one I made last summer from a thrifted curtain, but the fabric is not holding up, to the point that I will have to get rid of…
Continue reading ➞ Sewing with leftover fabric: linen pyjama set
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