Found some Mood/Theme boards from previous projects today. I love layering sketches, drawings, fabric samples, prints and mixing textures together to create these inspirational starting points. Laser cutting acrylic was also pretty fun – the triangles and floral shapes were designed and cut out on gold, black and purple plastics.
One of my favourite other sewing blogs to read is Tilly and the Buttons. This blogger is unique as she is open, honest and includes the good, the bad and the ugly elements of sewing/dressmaking! One of my fave features of hers is ‘What’s on my sewing table?’. I have adapted this feature slightly to the above title as my half finished pieces live on the mannequin where I can ponder their success and see where changes to the pattern need to be made. Above is my current ‘work in progress’ of which I am very pleased with thus far. A viscose blend jumper, patterned in grey and black with wine coloured ribbing (berry is very in for A/W 2012 don’t you know?!). Watch this blog space for news on how my first ever jumper creation develops!
When this pattern is finalised I will be using it to create a range of jumpers to sell (perfect to keep you snug in the upcoming winter months!), mainly from vintage and reclaimed fabrics. Details to follow soon.
This navy floral print T-shirt dress truly is a wardrobe staple. It is an easy to wear day dress and only takes a couple of enjoyable hours to make. There are 6 pattern pieces in total and the dress is shaped simply with 5 rows of stitched elastic at the waist. Details of how to shape a garment in this way coming soon…
Beautiful Plumage. 