new dress making project, Simplicity 5792

My latest new project – I have spent my alone moments this week speedily (carefully) cutting out, my new sewing … More

the new sewing room

So we’re one week today in our new house… slowly, too slowly, the sewing room is taking shape. Lorna is … More

Time for a bit of a sewing book review.. I’ve been reading through a solid stack of sewing history and … More

This was one of those sewing projects I cut out a couple of months ago, and it’s finally complete! Wohoo, … More

I’ve been sitting with this fabric since last year, I love it, and there is just enough to make a … More

I left a dress out while pinning and ironing darts recently, Luna and Blake came across it grabbed a pin … More

A lovely woman posted me this pattern to try out, and it’s SO pretty and unused, it’s a style I’ve … More

Just cut this dress out while up at mum for a couple of days with the kids… marked the dots, … More

Playing around with some ideas for my latest sew retro project… Style 4283 from 1973. I found a couple of … More

Just a couple more images from my recently acquired Successful Dressmaking book. Love these illustrations, so simple. All the tools…