When you’ve just made a simple pair of dungarees as your third item of handmade clothing, what do you do next? A pirate shirt, of course! I sewed the main seams by machine, but did all the seam-felling, reinforcement patches, hems….. …..buttons and buttonholes by hand. (Machine buttonholes are beyond my skills at the moment!)…… Continue reading Pirate Shirt (but bigger)
Tag: Miscellaneous
Stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.
Star Pants
I was originally just going to make the one floral pair of life-size pants, but then I saw this fabric: …and all of a sudden, I’ve made two pairs! This is the same pattern as the last pair; though I do add hanging loops (like the one below) to all my homemade clothes. I would…… Continue reading Star Pants
Floral Pants
My first piece of me-made clothing is finished! You may remember I received that big purple sewing book for Christmas? These are the ‘Safiya’ pants from the book. I (obviously) put pockets in…. ….and I also made the legs a bit slimmer. I love the fabric I used, and the pockets are huge! You could…… Continue reading Floral Pants
2020 in Review
As many long-time readers may know, I like to sum up my blogging year in a series of photos, one from each month. As per long-standing tradition, here are this year’s photos! January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: My goals for this year were to complete an embroidery hoop,…… Continue reading 2020 in Review
Five Years
Hey, have you seen this? Today’s my five-year blogiversary! Clearly, a small party is in order. To celebrate, I’ve compiled links to my five favourite crafts/posts over the last five years! They are, in no particular order: 1: The TARDIS set ~ This is definitely one of the biggest things I’ve made! Not to mention…… Continue reading Five Years
Decorating In and Out
In-between decorating her apartment…. ….Sarah’s helping Tiffany and Petra decorate the stores for the holidays. Most of their time is spent being silly with the decorations, though. “What do you think Petra?” “Uhm….” “Hey Tiff, can I borrow extra hooks for my wreath and these lights?” “Sure I’ll just– Sarah’s got biscuits!” “Do you want…… Continue reading Decorating In and Out
Zipped Up
I was finally able to sew the zip onto my embroidered pouch this week! I’m very proud of how neat it is, this is my first time sewing in a zip! I do still want to press it a little, just to neaten it up a bit, but I was too excited to wait! I…… Continue reading Zipped Up
101 Followers
So last week, I was scrolling down this homepage looking for something, and I came across this: in the sidebar. WOW! There’s over 100 of you reading this blog! Thank you all so much for tuning in, however long you’ve been subscribed! I can’t wait to keep showing you what I’ve been up to. See…… Continue reading 101 Followers
My Life in Miniature 