Sewing Classes

Pattern Review – New Look 6010 (modified)

Lovely Georgia has just finished making this silk/cotton blend Light Fireworks blouse and it’s a beauty! The pattern used was New Look 6010, and as you may have noticed there have been some modifications!  Georgia loves to make an otherwise…

Continue reading

Pattern Review – Gabby Dress Pattern

Here’s Bella again, this time in a dress she made up at her sewing classes. The fabric she chose for this dress is our Japanese 100% Cotton He Said Ok.  This simple dress pattern is just perfect for when you want…

Continue reading

New Melbourne Sew Inn dates

We’ve just released Melbourne Sew Inn dates for the second half of 2012. Here are the available dates and all bookings must be made online here: Saturday 21st July – Bring Your Own Project (with Vanessa) Saturday 4th August –…

Continue reading

Lappi Indigo Spot Shorts – New Look 6120

Here’s a cute pair of shorts my daughter Gabby finished off at the end of term in her sewing classes with Bernadette Doherty. We had the perfect weather on Good Friday, so these shorts made their debut, down at the…

Continue reading

Bella’s Designer Shorts

Meet Bella. She’s a gorgeous 15 year old and long time buddy of Gabby’s, recently the two girls have started sewing together after school at Bernadette’s sewing classes. Like most young girls, Bella loves fashion and is up to date with the latest…

Continue reading

Pattern Reviews – McCalls 6035 and McCalls 5633

I’m finally back to my weekly sewing classes with Bernadette again, I can’t tell you how much I missed those selfish two hours to myself!!! Don’t think that it’ll be enough though, as my ‘to sew list‘ has grown considerably…

Continue reading

Pattern Review – Vintage Simplicity 6731

My daughter’s other Design and Technology project last year was a 60’s or 70’s inspired dress. It’s already been worn out and about quite a bit. Gabby knew that she wanted it in red and picked out our sandwashed red…

Continue reading

NEW Melbourne Sew Inn classes

We’re very excited to announce that Vanessa Lucas will be running two new Sew Inn classes in November. Please note that these classes will be held in Melbourne only and places are strictly limited (max 5 students per class).———SLEEVE WORKSHOP…

Continue reading

New dates for The Sew Inn @ Tessuti Melbourne

We’ve just released the following Melbourne Sew Inn dates for the remainder of 2011: Saturday 9th July (with Vanessa)Saturday 23rd July (with Vanessa)Saturday 6th August (with Suzie)Saturday 27th August (with Vanessa)Saturday 17th September (with Suzie)Saturday 22nd October (with Vanessa)Saturday 5th…

Continue reading