by Jess | Oct 9, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober, Handmade, sewing, What I Wore
I did it!! Welcome to my very first dress. After receiving some donations and pledges today I’ve surpassed my $150-before-I-show-you-the-dress fundraising goal, hooray! Making my own dress was one of the goals I set myself at the beginning of the year, and...
by Jess | May 19, 2011 | Fashion, sewing
In my quest to make my first dress, I’ve come across a few patterns in op shops, I’ve collected a bit of fabric… and I’ve procrastinated! Mostly because I find patterns completely overwhelming and confusing. However, help is at hand! My friend...
by Jess | May 8, 2011 | Handmade, My life, sewing
Today is Mother’s Day in Australia – hooray for mums of all types! A while back, I decided that I would enter my first ever race – The Mother’s Day Classic – an Australia-wide event run every year on Mother’s Day to raise funds for...
by Jess | May 3, 2011 | Handmade, Musings, My life, plans, sewing
I have inherited a pile of lovely handkerchiefs from my Granny, and I’d like to make some keepsakes from them so they don’t just end up stashed away in a drawer. I’m definitely planning on making or embellishing some cushion covers from a few of them...
by Jess | Apr 11, 2011 | sewing
Yes, I know that those of you with sewing know-how are giggling your heads off at me right now, but I don’t care, because I made something! I’m excited!! Yes, I changed my pic over in the sidebar to this, ’cause I think it’s a cute photo 🙂 I...
by Jess | Jan 25, 2011 | sewing
After only breaking the sewing machine once during the process, I give you – My Sewing Odyssey Project 1 – a Mega-Tote! The Machine The Fabric The Plan To make a mega-tote to store my yarn and crochet projects in. When I saw the super-cute crafty fabric,...
