We’re having a sale on all shop inventory starting TOMORROW!! This includes: cotton fabrics, including Denyse Schmidt, Ty Pennington, Parson Gray, Lizzie House beautiful bamboo jersey, voile, home dec, and Rescued. (past season) fabrics all books & magazines (uppercase & pure green) + patterns by Colette, Wiksten and Amy Butler Handmade goods: zippered pouch & [...]
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Creative Bursts: Poppy Tunic
+ Isabelle, one of our incredibly versatile teachers, regularly sends me links to new patterns and new things- which I love. Ironically, I find very little time to keep up with developments in our industry, so I’m glad that she forwards all her finds- like this Poppy Tunic from Make It Perfect- an independent Australian [...]
Wardrobe Wednesdays
If every student could be as upbeat and cheerful about seam ripping as Amélie is, I would be in teacher heaven. An absolute champ, this chicka is Paris bound in a few days and she’ll be sure to impress in her new fancy dress! Over the course of the last few weeks, Amelie has dutifully [...]
Wardrobe Wednesdays
Looking through our agenda today, I was struck with HOW many people sew with us on a weekly basis. You guys, you regular clients who tackle that machine every week, or every two weeks really deserve some props! So I thought it would be nice to showcase your projects as a means to a) get [...]
When it just won’t fit
When we first placed the Colette order, I was fascinated by the idea of making a men’s shirt but hesitated, thinking it would be waaaaay too hard and/or fussy for me. Nonetheless, I ordered it in case I grew confident enough to try it out. And to my surprise, the patterns arrived just two weeks [...]
Spring Fling
Another Crafty Correspondence from Resident Local Guest Blogger Cara Webb! I’m moving on from skirts (pattern reviews and pics are coming!) and I’m going to try my hand at making a dress. Not just any dress but this Colette dress. {all photos from Colette Patterns} I am immediately drawn to colours like black for such [...]