Recently the Duchess of Cambridge toured Germany and of course her wardrobe was fabulous. It helps that she's slender and tall and her clothes hang nicely. But not everything she wears is fancy; she has a penchant for Breton tops. Like the one that inspired me. I posted the picture on Pattern Review and commented… Continue reading Great British Sewing Bee: From Stitch to Style – Breton Top Pattern
Category: Indie Patterns
Review of patterns made by independent pattern designers
Focus on Free Patterns: Deer & Doe ~ Plantain Top
Who doesn't want a well fitting t-shirt?
Colette Sorbetto – the New version
Proof positive that good patterns don't have to cost a lot of money. And sometimes they're even free! Pattern Colette Patterns offers the Sorbetto pattern only in a free downloadable version. Sorbetto was one of the first fun tops I made when I started sewing again a couple of years ago. For that first effort… Continue reading Colette Sorbetto – the New version
Tilly & the Buttons Orla Blouse
Last Spring when we were in London I made my first pilgrimage to the venerable Liberty of London, and after touching every bolt of fabric I came home with a piece of Tana lawn, and a pattern. I bought the fabric and pattern together, thinking they were a good match. Liberty fabric is expensive so for… Continue reading Tilly & the Buttons Orla Blouse
Seamwork Magazine (Colette) Addison Top
Sewing Up Seamwork Magazine Addison Top
A Sewing Weekend in Toccoa
Two days of sewing in the Georgia mountains.
Janine Sews 