Update: You can see this notebook in my video on YouTube. I came across the “traveler’s notebook” style notebooks online recently. They seem very convenient for a number of reasons, mainly their modularity. Such a traveler’s notebook (TN) consists of an outer cover/shell, often made from thick leather, which is filled with individual notebooks that… Continue reading Making my first traveler’s notebook
Category: Original designs
Princess dress
I made a Princess dress for a 5-year old. I didn’t use a pattern, I just cut out the fabric pieces by eye and used a measuring tape to ensure I was making the dress to the right dimensions. Sorry, no in-progress pictures! It was a fair bit of work but not that hard as… Continue reading Princess dress
Sewing underwear (01)
I normally buy underwear from the store, but sometimes the fit isn’t quite right, I think that’s because I have a relatively small waist but a much fuller bottom/hips meaning a lot of my volume in this area is positioned on the back. So, I wanted to try my hand at making my own underwear!… Continue reading Sewing underwear (01)
Sewing course 2024 (04)
This week, I made lounge trousers for a man. I started off making a block for basic trousers using his measurements. I used green pen to mark the front piece and red for the back: I then traced the front piece as well as the back piece onto a new piece of paper each. I… Continue reading Sewing course 2024 (04)
Sewing course 2024 (1)
I had such a good time at the sewing course last year, that I decided to enroll in the first one of this year as well. I’ve set out a few aims for myself: Dress: Pant: Update: I made the dress! I am considering cutting up the panels that make up the shoulder straps as… Continue reading Sewing course 2024 (1)
Sewing course 2023 (04)
I’ve just had my last session of the sewing course I enrolled in at the start of this academic year. I actually made this jumper at home, but within the aims I set myself for this sewing course: I wanted to try making a few different kinds of garments and especially learn more about drafting… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (04)
Planning: Filofax (05)
Update: I have explained how to do this in my video on YouTube. The information written below covers the same things but has a bit more detail than I could fit into the video. Ok, so in my previous post I wrote about a design I made for my own Filofax rings organiser. And now… Continue reading Planning: Filofax (05)
Planning: Filofax (04)
I designed an organiser a while back based on my Filofax Metropol. My plan is to make this out of heavy-duty tarpaulin: I made some changes like removing the big pocket over the whole cover (as seen above) and adding in a ‘flap’ that will cover the long side of the open end of the… Continue reading Planning: Filofax (04)
Sewing course 2023 (03)
As part of my sewing course, I decided to make a blouse/top I designed earlier this year. The idea is that this will be a loose-fitting blouse with decorative seams to make it look like the garment has pockets and a placket (the strip that usually holds the buttons/button holes, this is not shown in… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (03)
Sewing course 2023 (02)
In the second class we started drafting a pattern for a fitted bodice according to our own measurements. I started with the sleeve as well as I had some time left during class. Unfortunately, class was cancelled last week due to staff illness and this week it’s half term so no class either (but I… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (02)