30 August 2015

Stashbusting Sewalong: August theme "Face your fears" - Swimsuit

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Guess what? I'm a bit chuffed, because for the first time ever, I made a swimsuit! This month's stashbusting theme is all about faci...
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18 August 2015

Lingerie: Cream Bra

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It's been a while since I've had a big enough chunk of time to sew something for myself, and of course, my mind went straight to bra...
10 August 2015

My sewing studio: Storage for fabric by the roll

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How wonderful is my husband? Not only did he come up with the opening line for this blog post, but he put together a storage solution for or...
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2 August 2015

Knitting Adventures - Silk Scarf, and my new dressmaker's dummy!

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Do you remember when I bought some silk yarn on my visit to Tasmania last year ? The yarn is 100% silk, from a local Tasmanian artist  Rebe...
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31 July 2015

Hemming Tutorial - The wonders of Ban-Rol

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I first came across ban-rol a few weeks ago, when a member of the Stashbusting Facebook group was asking for opinions on hemming a shirt, an...
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25 July 2015

Sewing Machine Review - Janome Coverpro 1000CP

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Here is the final member of my sewing machine family, a Janome coverstitch machine. What brand and model do you have?  This mach...
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15 July 2015

Sewing Machine Review - Janome Mylock 634D Overlocker

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It's been quite a while since I've written any sewing machine reviews, despite the fact that I do have two machines that I have not...