Pleats are huge right now. It’s impossible to walk into any trendy store and not see micro-pleats, knife pleats, or multiple sizes of pleats on one garment. I too, love pleats. When designing the skirt for Gwen, I had originally decided for large box pleats because I thought it would be easier. After my first… Read More All about pleats
This is possibly the longest I’ve ever taken to complete a single garment. It started when I pulled my sister-in-law’s name for our family secret santa. Hot off a pattern alteration course, I decided that I wanted to design the ultimate skirt for Gwen. Several paper drafts, fittings and two muslins later, I finally got… Read More Done and done: The “Gwen” skirt
I love my smartphone and live my life through a multitude of apps. I have not, however, warmed to online shopping. I like to touch the things I’m buying. I like to know exactly what I’m getting. Imagine my dismay when I fell in love with this ruffled blouse pattern on the Burda website, only to… Read More I tried it: PDF patterns
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