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May 8, 2016September 28, 20164 Comments

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This #peppermintpaddingtontop by @timetosew is just magical, and that it was made out of a repurposed table cloth makes it even more so!

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This #peppermintpaddingtontop by @timetosew is just magical, and that it was made out of a repurposed table cloth makes it even more so!

I just love this #peppermintpaddingtontop made by @mindfully_making ! I posted a similar one in my stories a while back (scroll to the 3rd slide) and then she went and made one just like it when testing for me 😍. Ive been so lucky to have Siska on my testing team for the past few patterns that I’ve developed / am still developing (that shorts pattern is still coming I promise), and I’ve got to say that interacting with / developing friendships with pattern testers is one of the most rewarding parts of the pattern making process.

#dresslikeacrayon like you mean it!

I am so super excited to finally be able to share the project that I’ve been working on for the past few months.

#thecalyerpants were the second pattern that I released and has been by far my most popular (based upon sales) pattern to date. A couple of years ago I used to live in multiple versions of these pants but for some reason, over the past few years, I have not been wearing them as much. When @handmade_by_celiahann and I were in discussion about her tutorial for this pattern she had suggested sewing up pants for me when filming as she “doesn’t wear pants”. I didn’t get to drop off fabric in time / was too busy trying to get my new patterns out, and she ended up sewing a pair for herself instead. It was so wonderful to hear her reaction when she fitted the pants on and how much she loved them. She then proceeded to make 2 more pairs for herself (which you can see in her video). I’m so delighted that this pattern changed her stance on pants, and so should it cause they all look so good on her, and she has inspired me to get back into my Calyers.

I have not been gravitating towards prints in my sewing practice for some time now, favouring solids and subtlety instead. But last week was a sombre one and I think perhaps I chose this very bold print from @lowry_fabrics new collection in a subconscious attempt to brighten (quite literally) things up a little bit. When I saw this fabric I was immediately compelled to make a new #theforsythedress , which is weird because I haven’t sewn one of them in years. To be quite honest I have a bit of a complicated relationship with this pattern actually. Well not with the actual ‘fit’ of the pattern, but more the amateurish instructions and layout of it. The Forsythe was my very first pattern and I was so extremely green (I mean I still have no idea what I’m doing but then I was truly clueless, having only just discovered indie sewing patterns) and nowadays I often think that I really need to back and re-do the instructions etc. Then again I also don’t want to lose that time that could be spent working on new designs. Time, or the lack thereof, often seems to be an insurmountable hurdle in my pattern-making pursuits.

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