Posts Tagged: Pattern Making

An Alternative

I handed my mom her last piece of Liberty fabric and asked her what she wanted out of it. She couldn’t decide so I blurted out the options; dress, shirt, skirt, trousers. She paused for quite a while, then said trousers.

An Alternative

I handed my mom her last piece of Liberty fabric and asked her what she wanted out of it. She couldn’t decide so I blurted out the options; dress, shirt, skirt, trousers. She paused for quite a while, then said trousers.

Roses are Red

You have probably heard me talk about diagonal cutting before and I have made several pants using this technique (see spiral trousers and spiral sweatpants) and a diagonal cut bias dress (see diagonal cut dress). This was something I learnt from my

Roses are Red

You have probably heard me talk about diagonal cutting before and I have made several pants using this technique (see spiral trousers and spiral sweatpants) and a diagonal cut bias dress (see diagonal cut dress). This was something I learnt from my

Racer Back Roses

It’s been a stressful time for me and my family but more so for my sister. A planned Christmas trip became a sad event with the passing of my father and all the funeral arrangement took up what was left

Racer Back Roses

It’s been a stressful time for me and my family but more so for my sister. A planned Christmas trip became a sad event with the passing of my father and all the funeral arrangement took up what was left

Winter Jacket

Apologies for my absence recently. I was in the process of making this winter jacket for Christmas when I found out the awful news that my dad had passed away. My whole world went down into a spiral and I

Winter Jacket

Apologies for my absence recently. I was in the process of making this winter jacket for Christmas when I found out the awful news that my dad had passed away. My whole world went down into a spiral and I

Bias/Diagonal Cutting

The V&A museum recently organised a talk about Madame Vionnet, and my tutor, Patrick, was invited to chat about her amazing bias cutting technique as well as an interpretation of our own bias/diagonal cutting technique. As part of the talk,

Bias/Diagonal Cutting

The V&A museum recently organised a talk about Madame Vionnet, and my tutor, Patrick, was invited to chat about her amazing bias cutting technique as well as an interpretation of our own bias/diagonal cutting technique. As part of the talk,

The Twins

Born from the same roll of fabric, made into different styles! This almost sounds like a plot for a movie but fear not, there is no trailer to bore you. Some of you may know the current trend where designers

The Twins

Born from the same roll of fabric, made into different styles! This almost sounds like a plot for a movie but fear not, there is no trailer to bore you. Some of you may know the current trend where designers

The Wool Bag

About a year ago, I bought this really thick wool fabric from the internet. When it arrived, I realised it looked more like upholstery fabric rather than fashion fabric so I tucked it in a box underneath the staircase, where

The Wool Bag

About a year ago, I bought this really thick wool fabric from the internet. When it arrived, I realised it looked more like upholstery fabric rather than fashion fabric so I tucked it in a box underneath the staircase, where

The Canary Yellow Bag

I just had a chat with my sister recently and she has been feeling a bit down so I thought I’d make her a lovely canary yellow bag to cheer her up. I’ve been meaning to make her something for

The Canary Yellow Bag

I just had a chat with my sister recently and she has been feeling a bit down so I thought I’d make her a lovely canary yellow bag to cheer her up. I’ve been meaning to make her something for

Two Tone Tote

Not only is the title a tongue twister, the construction of this tote got me really worked up. Yes, it’s back to bags again. This bag was on my to-do list but was put on hold as I was busy

Two Tone Tote

Not only is the title a tongue twister, the construction of this tote got me really worked up. Yes, it’s back to bags again. This bag was on my to-do list but was put on hold as I was busy

No Sweat Sweater

So, I wanted a sweater and had some leftover fabrics from my sweatpants (here) but I didn’t want something I already had and wanted something easy to make. Sounds like a tall order, don’t you think? Well, this is when

No Sweat Sweater

So, I wanted a sweater and had some leftover fabrics from my sweatpants (here) but I didn’t want something I already had and wanted something easy to make. Sounds like a tall order, don’t you think? Well, this is when