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Boiled wool jacket - cut out at least 27 Aug 2013 | 11:21 am
I finally got brave and cut into one of my pieces of boiled wool. I bought this on a stall in Preston market about 2 years ago with YorkshireLass, so as well as being the least expensive boiled wool ...
Lace tee 26 Aug 2013 | 11:36 pm
The same pattern (Santa monica Tee) as the little striped tee from a couple of posts ago, this is a lace version. I've used the scalloped edge as the hem, added a neckband and a little self fabric ta...
Dark Denim finished 26 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
These dark denim trousers (pants), were in the unfinished projects box, I think because they didn't fit at the time. I've since got a bit fatter so they fit quite well now. All I did was sort out the ...
Navy stripe Textile Studio Santa Monica tee 26 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
Here's a little top, cut out and sewn up today. The top is sewn from the Santa Monica tee pattern (Textile Studio 1211). I used the short sleeves cut from a plain navy scrap whilst the body is made f...
T shirt alterations completed 25 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
The four side panelled tees And the the four with a changed hemline I must admit I am NOT super happy with these tee alterations. The panelled tees worked out OK, but the pale pink tee is quite bobb...
Purchased T Shirt alterations 22 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
When I travel I like to use quick drying travel garments. My stash doesn't contain suitable fabric so I have various pieces I have purchased. I realised my quick drying tees look OK when under a shirt...
Sailing boat shopping bag 14 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
I just finished off this sailing boat themed shopping bag, which is a hostess gift for a lady who loves sailing boats. I hope she likes it. It is based on an idea from the book "Freehand Machine Embr...
Abstract seascapes 11 Aug 2013 | 02:21 am
I fancied some blue pictures in my living room, but am no artist, so decided to use three lots of leftover emulsion and a tester pot in a darker blue to create some abstract seascapes. Here are the fi...
Red ponte dress rescued 11 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
I made up this red ponte dress quite a while ago (apparently March 2012!) and it was too big. It sat in a pile for quite a long time until I took with me it a few weekends ago when I went to see Yorks...
Red tee 10 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
At the end of June I posted a red knit dress which I had made as the first (and it was looking like only) item in my Summer 6PAC. Today I decided that the remnants could become a short sleeved tee, si...
