Sew what you got sewing challenge 2017

Who doesn’t love a sewing challenge? For 2017 there’s a new stash-busting sewing challenge going around, #sewwhatyougot, sew eight outfits, … More

A touch of noir, Advance 6190 and Simplicity 5294

Advance 6190 One of those, OMG patterns, Advance 6190, is a vintage pattern I splashed out on a while back, … More

We have had some major moves lately, so the blog has been rather quiet…more on that later! Meanwhile some clever … More

I can’t hide the fact that was really excited when I heard Katherine of Miss Dixie O’Dare was planning to … More

How is your vintage suit going? I’ve been making a lot of progress over the last week or so, and … More

Have you been following all the instagram fun with the Vintage Pledge Extravaganza this month? I have really enjoyed seeing what other … More

Vintage Suit Sew Along ~ Styles and eras How are you all getting along with your ideas and plans for … More

The blog has been a bit quietly lately, I have been doing a lot of sewing, happily, just not the … More

New Zealand Fashion Museum have been busy again, I was at the Maritime Museum with friends and children for a … More

Following my last post about the iD Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin, here is (finally) part two… and some of … More