Very Small Feet

With world being what it is I find it really hard to keep my mind in order….  So I have started again sewing. I mean I always had plants to see but no time like the present right.  Oh and it really helped to keep my hands busy and mind in check. Just like one of the pods said once.  And I made a self drafted skirt, toile of trousers and actual trousers. And I even entered two sewing challenges!  I also have one more project cut out and ready to be sewn up. All super tidy too, I am very proud of myself.  There were ups and down to the whole sewing things.  Skirt was fun work out. But not quiet how I envision it but I am pleased with results. To make it I just pinned it together and walked around to make sure I will be able to walk in it. Top tip there. Then I cut the rectangles to size and figured out how wide I want the waist band. It was a little too long though and my sewing machine or fabric didn’t like the gathering stitch so I had to do it by hand. And...

Oh I feel so poo…  I had this grand plan on making my own clothes from vintage and second hand fabrics….  Well anyway back in August I cut out the pattern from simply sewing magazine of Aisling Blouse by Jennifer Lauren. But it just sat there. Well we didn’t have house back together and well with all the building work it’s surprising  it’s going as well as it is!  But I digress…. So I have started just to realise that I didn’t cut the second piece of the collar and didn’t do interfacing.  And as I was fusing the fabric I realised that I seems the make the seem allowance… free patterns in magazines are great but they have so little details and for inexperienced sewers like me it’s proving to be a bit difficult!  Anywho I struggled with collar and facings but I did fix and redid it again! Collar looks sharp but the top itself is way too small. And I have no idea what happened.  Or maybe it’s because I had to adjust the darts on the fabric…but then how el...

Just over a week ago post man dropped off the box for me… full of wonder and inspiration.  As you might already know I have rediscovered my love for sewing. I missed it actually and I found is so incredibly satisfying when garment comes together. And so relaxing quiet down time making things with my hands.  And as you also might know I love a happy mail in a form of subscription box.  I was totally influenced by listening to Uncut podcast for makers about the African wax print fabrics and that Ankara appreciation week was coming up it makes my Instagram feed so very colourful and happy… and £25 sounded really good for one meter and two neater fabric, matching thread some lovely sewing things and a sweet treat.   I opened it and a big smile appeared on my face. Just look at these prints! So bold bright and somehow life affirming so fabric and sewing g supplies made feel this way who knew! The clips I was thinking of getting anyway. Matching thread is always handy...

When I was little my grand and my aunt taught me how to sew, embroider, crochet and knit. I was always drawing or glueing something, later on the same aunt was gifting me amazing craft books, so I can make my own jewellery and basics of macrame, for friendship bracelets.  Later in my teens I made my self skits and bags. But then I stopped. I moved to different country and never had my stash or spare money to get stuff... so it took a while to get back into making.  I was sewing here and there, eye masks mainly. But I haven’t made anything clothes wise in over 10 years... So I have made a trial run pinafore out of the old bed sheet I was going to buy a nicer fabric to made it but then I have discovered I have a bun in the oven!  And then I made Adam shorts... (fibre mood magazine do give them a Google’s and a purchase!) Turns out I m rubbish at cutting out! Also it didn’t help that’s I was reusing old jeans... then I didn’t transfer all the notches and markings but for the...