So, it has been a while, but I am adding to my Youtube channel again today, continuing on my series of videos demonstrating some basic knit sewing techniques that I use in my patterns. I will be posting more tutorial videos as well as demo videos on how to sew my patterns on there, so subscribe to my channel…
I sew A. LOT. and although I would like to say it was, by no stretch of the imagination is everything I make up-cycled, zero waste or otherwise sustainable or eco-conscious. There are some occasions though, where it just makes sense to take the eco option. Picture this: You are shopping for sweater knits. You…
If you watched the recent ABC series War On Waste you were probably as surprised and appalled as I was to find out that in this country (Australia), we throw away 6000 KG of fashion and textile waste every 10 minutes. In the episode covering the issue, the waste was put down to our love of…
I made myself some new capri length lounge pants this week for kicking around the house in, and they are JUST. SO. COMFY. I had nothing else scheduled on the blog so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to share the love 🙂 I have got for you today a Pattern-for-pennies!! A capri length…
Between the generous bags of hand-me-downs from friends, and the clothes that I make, my kids wardrobes were getting overrun with clothes. Despite this, the kids never seemed to be able to find/put together a respectable outfit. I love my kids (4 and 6 years) having their independence, and being able to express themselves through…
My husband has this saying that he likes to bring out when either of our daughters mentions that she wishes that life was this way or that, or that she had this trinket or that. He likes to tell them to hold out their hands, and then he volunteers to spit into one while they…
I was thrilled this year to be invited to be a part of Refashion Month with House of Estrela. If you have been reading the blog for a while you will know that this type of project is my jam – especially kids clothes, and I had an absolute ball with this one: Introducing the Re-Fashionable Romper!…
Just a quick post today to round out my crazy series on turning socks into pants for babies.
So, our second little miss is growing at a rate of knots. She is just 6 months old and has outgrown her 00 wardrobe entirely and my collection of gorgeous hand-me-downs is all but depleted, so it is time for some sewing.
If you have a little one in cloth nappies/diapers and you were looking for a natural cover solution you may have come across wool covers (which are fantastic but I won’t go into all the benefits here – google it, you will be amazed) but then been bowled over by the price.
If you would like to have a go at making the cover above, check out my series on drafting a pattern and sewing a wool or fleece nappy cover on my other blog
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