Make this cute little coin purse to use up your fabric scraps

I was working on my computer today, like I do most days, and felt the familiar stirrings of fabric withdrawal start to well up. Usually I can keep that at bay by procrastinating on Pinterest for… Read More

10 Warm and fuzzy things to chase away the end-of-summer blues
It’s officially fall (and already feeling very much like it) which is a little sad for someone like me who loves summer and all of the lazy outdoor lounging it brings. But whenever I start to dread the inevitable… Read More

Add a Peekaboo Heart to your Hipster Undies
Since it’s almost Valentine’s Day I thought it would be fun to switch up my Hipster Undies pattern with a cute peekaboo lace heart. With a bit of stretch lace and knit fabric, this is a quick and easy way to… Read More

Add couture quality to any jacket with these tailored buttonholes
Bound buttonholes look great and are very durable, and are the sort of detail you rarely see in store-bought clothing. Like gourmet cooking, it takes a bit longer but the results are well worth it—think of bound buttonholes as gourmet… Read More

So the big day finally arrived last weekend, and the dress was done just in the nick of time. I designed the pattern based on this inspiration photo the bride gave me over six months ago, although a few modifications were made to it to flatter the bride’s figure.… Read More

A skirt to get checked out in
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after weeks and weeks of being busy with other stuff I thought it was high time to reacquaint myself with my sewing machine. I had the idea kicking around in the back of my mind for… Read More

I used this technique for the hem of the lining of a skirt I made this weekend. It’s really easy to do, it looks really pretty, and it adds no bulk to the hem. It adds a charming vintage look, and I think it would be great on just about… Read More

Making the Basic Pattern
This week the bride and I got together so I could create a basic princess-seam pattern to base the dress off of. I pinned a piece of cotton to her while she was wearing a tight-fitting t-shirt and leggings so that I could get a fairly… Read More

Some good friends of mine are getting married this August. As a wedding gift, I’ll be custom-making the bride’s wedding dress, based on this inspiration photo. We went fabric shopping last Saturday and bought six metres of the most gorgeous cream silk charmeuse and all the other bits and pieces… Read More

Or, how I recycled three sweaters into one without using a pattern

If you’ve got some old sweaters at the back of your closet, or you enjoy shopping for second-hand clothes, read on! I’ll show you how to turn three old sweaters that you may have fallen out of love… Read More