Category Sewing
“Hana” Bag.
So, this weekend we spent in Tahoe with Brother M and his girlfriend, I made hobnobs to take with us, and further varied my coconut hobnob recipe….. Absolutely the best yet. I have updated my original recipe accordingly. Treat yourselves. Anyhow, I was chatting to my Mum via the internets this weekend. Gotta love it! […]
Sewing Double: Grainline Scout Tee
My second double this month! After selflessly sewing two Negronis for Mr M, I decided to test out the new pattern I bought the other day and make something for myself! I bought the Scout Tee pattern after attending my first Bay Area Sewists meetup and chatting to one of the other attendees, who recommended […]
Sewing Double: Colette Negroni
This weekend was a laidback sort of weekend, we are between visitors so just caught up on a few things, and I also spent some of it sewing! Yup. It seems that now is the time for tackling all those long ignored patterns and bits of fabric. I finally made my bombshell swimsuit and lakeside […]
Lakeside Pajamas
I bought this pattern ages ago. In the Black Friday sale in fact. Yup, as I said. Ages ago. But last week it suddenly went all unseasonably warm. Even for California. And I melted. It was a sign of things to come. It was time to embrace having a full on summer wardrobe, I have […]
My first foray into stretch fabrics: A Bombshell Swimsuit.
I saw the bombshell pattern last year. I bought the blue fabric for my bombshell swimsuit way back in February in Portland. I finally got all the rest of the bits and pieces for making it about a month ago, ballpoint pins, stretch needles, matching thread………… I just chickened out of taking the plunge and […]
An inverted pleat sorbetto to make Patrick and May proud!
So, the other week I made an inverted pleat sorbetto. It was lovely. I even made my own binding and sewed it to the inside to finish the edges off all nicely….. but then realised….. perhaps I should have continued the pattern across the pleat….. Oooops. I maintain that the pattern doesn’t necessarily repeat, because […]
Inverted pleat sorbetto
On Sunday I was reminded of the fact that I now live in California. The sun was shining, it was unseasonable mild (even for California), and I realised that I was definitely going to need some summer appropriate clothing this year! I made a batch of Tiny Pocket Tanks a few weeks ago, but this […]
Paperwork and a quick zippered pouch.
Paperwork has to be one of my most hated things. Killing a load of trees just so I can jump through a load of bureaucratic hoops to get re-qualified. Le sigh. As a little treat to myself, after I had sorted that, I decided it was time for a bit of sewing! I had picked […]
Grävling (the Swedish badger) gets some Pyjamas.
This little project started from something silly. Such a silly story that I’m not sure why I am telling you. Mr M was napping on my shoulder, while we were watching tv, and complaining that it wasn’t comfortable and so using our soft toy badger (an IKEA special, which is why it’s name is Grävling) […]
DIY Towel Wrap
When we were looking for a place to live here, we looked at apartment complexes, townhomes, townhouse complexes, and apartment buildings…………… started to lose the will to live……. In the end we chose an apartment complex, so for at least the first year, we are totally living it up. California style. We have a fitness […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 