Calendar pages to envelopes
While I was visiting my friend in Christchurch, she gave me some old calendars to recycle. She had given me some a couple of years ago and I made envelopes out of them as we […]
Tag: handmade
Handmade / recycling / Sewing / Sustainability / Vintage
T-shirt to cushion transformation
I popped down to Christchurch the weekend before Christmas to visit my oldest friend who had a significant birthday on Christmas Day. We have been friends since we were 11 when we became penpals, she […]
Pocket Skirt
I love this pattern! It is the Pocket Skirt which is a collab with Peppermint Magazine and Paper Theory. It is such an easy, well written pattern and the result is a super comfy skirt […]
It’s all about the dress
This edition of the sewing update is all about the dresses. First up, the Spring Dress which is a pattern I got free with Simply Sewing magazine, Issue 80 and you can buy a PDF […]
Sewing update – Top edition
This time it’s all about the tops. I have made three tops from two patterns. First up, the Cuff top by The Assembly line. This is a really easy pattern which you could make easier […]
Me made wardrobe update
It’s been a while since I did a sewing update and there have been a few things added to my wardrobe over the past couple of months. First up, another long bright coloured skirt. No […]
60’s vintage vibe
I recently borrowed a copy of North and South magazine from a work colleague and there was a great article in there about Diane Ludwig and her love of vintage fashion. She rescues vintage pieces […]
Me Made wardrobe update
As promised in my last wardrobe post, we had another coat making day with 4 coats made. I made the short version of the Nova Coat in a purple pinstripe Japanese wool that I purchased […]
Hand knitted socks
4 years ago I decided that I was going to knit myself a pair of socks. Fast forward 3 years to Lockdown 1.0 and the half a sock that was languishing in my WIP pile […]
Nova Coat sew-a-long
Very fittingly on the first day of Me Made May, I met up with three friends for a Nova Coat sew-a-long. Myself, A and J were making coats and M was there to give us […]