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May the Fourth be with you. A Star Wars McCalls M6044
I made this shirt for May the Fourth Star Wars day. Mr SNS had selected the fabric himself from B&M Fabrics around the New Year. He originally wanted piping... Read More
MCBN May Man Jeans: Vogue V8801
I made jeans for Mr SNS! So ridiculously proud of these as they have been a long time in my head. I think I overthink things sometimes because these were... Read More
Kids Sewing – La Maison Victor Lulu Pants
I literally finished these yesterday and the twins were wearing them this morning. This is one of those projects that I got so excited about when I snipped the last... Read More
Life lately
Its a lovely sunny bank holiday Monday as I write this up. Its been a long day and I feel so tired. My day started very early at 6am with... Read More
Burda 1/2018 #118 Pattern Review
Here is another dress that I like to call my “Go Bold or Go Home” dress. Its bright neon orange colour – the sort of orange that doesn’t blend into the background.... Read More
Burda 1/2017 #112A Pattern Review
I will preface this by saying how much I love this dress! So I will go right ahead and show the pictures before all the talking. Now, the... Read More
A Q&A with Lori Beckstead of Clothes Making Mavens Podcast
One of my favourite sewing podcasts to listen to is Clothes Making Mavens co-hosted by Helena Ashbridge (GrayAllDay.com) and Lori Beckstead (Frivolousat Last.com). Helena and Lori are two women who love to talk... Read More
Burda 1/2016 #113 Pattern Review
This project is something of a fail. More specifically, a fabric fail. The pattern is a yoga skirt from the 01/2016 issue of BurdaStyle. The style caught my eye with... Read More
Burda 6/2016 #101 Wool Jersey Dress Review
This is a dress I made for my February #burdachallenge2018 project. It wasnt a planned make – I reacquainted myself with the dark blue wool jersey that I bought from Fabworks... Read More
MCBN April Aloha Dragon Shirt: McCalls M6044
My April Minerva Craft Blogger Network post is now live. I have a life partner who also loves bright prints and when he saw this fabric he was hooked! Naturally,... Read More
Spring into Wool Festival
It seem I have yarn on my mind. This weekend I was lucky enough to have a friend ask me to join her on a trip to the annual Spring... Read More
SWAP2017 Pt 5: Ansterick Holsten Sweater and an Experiment in pre washing yarn
Last year I was working full steam on a SWAP2017 wardrobe. You can read some of the previous SWAP2017 posts here <link here>: For one of my uppers – I opted... Read More
Burda 2/2018 #107 Pattern Review
When I received the February issue of BurdaStyle this pattern immediately jumped out at me. I could see this working well for a beautiful multi colour fabric that I had... Read More
Me Made May ’18 Pledges and what not
It nearly that time of the year again. Me Made May. Signs ups have started on So Zo’s Blog Here is my pledge I, Hila, of www.saturdaynightstitch.com, sign up as... Read More