Projects
Royal Adelaide Show 2023
I have had a break from entering anything in the dressmaking section of the Royal Adelaide Show for a few years. The dreaded C word cancelled the show in 2020. Then in 2021 it was meant to go ahead but Read more…
Sewing
Grandmas Singer 315 Oil and Test Run
I previously wrote about unboxing my Grandma’s Singer 315 Sewing Machine. Now it’s time to give it a clean and oil before taking it for a test run. Cleaning and Oiling The manual clearly explains what needs to be cleaned Read more…
Sewing
Grandmas Singer 315 Unboxing
My Grandma’s sewing machine has been stored in my sewing room cupboard for many years. To be honest I can’t even remember when it was given to me or by whom. I pulled it out a few years ago to Read more…
Projects
Black Cotton Pants with White Topstitching – Seamwork Tessa Jeans
More Summer pants. This time I was using some light to medium-weight cotton that would keep me cool. But I also wanted them to have stand-out stitching. I’ve had this white topstitching thread for a while but never used it Read more…
Projects
Navy Ripstop Pants – Itch to Stitch Sequoia
The heat took its time arriving in Adelaide this summer, but it finally hit mid-December and I needed some more warm-weather pants. I wanted them to be a quick make so I went with an elastic waist and no fly Read more…
Sewing
Replacing my “Out of Control” Sewing Machine Foot Control
This is the story of my sewing machine foot control and how it got “out of control”. I tried multiple times to repair it, but alas it couldn’t be relied upon so I went and bought another one. What Went Read more…
Projects
Toothless Dragon Softie
After my son watched the How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) movie he asked for a Toothless Dragon Softie. I did search for a free pattern as the movie was released over 10 years ago so I thought I’d have Read more…
Projects
Marle Blue Top – Vogue V8793
Vogue V8793 has been in my pattern stash for a number of years. I liked the look of the contrasting fabrics that play so nicely together.
Projects
Navy Track and Field Pants – Itch to Stitch Sequoia No. 7
For the seventh time I’ve used Itch Stitch Sequoia Pants Pattern, but this time adjusted to be a tracksuit pant with a fully elastic waist,
Projects
Red Jacquard Top – Sinclair Patterns Jemma #2
Last year I saw some jacquard knit fabric in Spotlight and thought I’d love to do something with it, but it’s polyester and I’m not a fan. Ever since I’ve been looking around for something similar in a natural fibre Read more…