We’ve paired one of our most popular dress patterns with our popular Caged Seersucker 100% cotton Japanese seersucker and it’s a match made in HEAVEN! Here Virginia models our Eva Dress in Caged Grey (above) and Caged Black (below). We’ve…
Here’s some looooong overdue kids sewing. They both chose fabrics during the Christmas holidays and, well, being summer AND holidays I took my fair time in sewing them up. Fortunately, they got in some good wear before things got chilly…
If you follow us over on Instagram you might’ve seen this pic yesterday but I dig these SO much I had to share it here as well… Judith very stylishly (as only Judith does) chose our new Japanese cotton…
Hi Colette – Tracy here in Perth (Remember me? – I made the Primaluna fuschia coat!) Thanks for your comment on my blog – I’ve been meaning to send you pics of the Painapurra creations!We call them the “Hawaiian Honeymoon”…
Matching PJ pants for the man and boy made up in Raito Wind (also available in black). The pattern is Simplicity 9499. Jules calls them ‘Blue Heaven’.
Over the long weekend, I made up this top for Miss R. The pattern is a vintage Butterick picked up from an op shop long, loooong ago. Funny how it’s a size 12 but somehow managed to fit this (granted,…
Here’s a pretty dress for Nellie in one of our Japanese cotton prints (this design has sold out) and trimmed with our French rose pink grosgrain ribbon, made up in this 1957 vintage children’s pattern McCalls 2157 . Isn’t this…
I’ve always had a thing for the WIKSTEN Tova Shirt/Dress, so when Jenny Gordy sold the pattern on her website, I was super fast to order it and very lucky to get my hands on a copy. They sold out…
Yep, you can say I’ve become a little obsessed with the Japanese Pattern Books but I can’t think of anything better to take along to make up in my weekly sewing classes. I’m happy to be ticking off the patterns…
Cute little dresses made by Sarah in Japanese 100% Cotton ‘Magnified Dot’ in Night and ‘Winter Nights’. So lovely and a wonderful gift idea. Contrast details How’s your Christmas shopping/sewing going? xxx
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