I wouldn’t have dreamed I could pull them off. But, the second I made them I fell in love and every time I wear them I feel confident and ready for anything. That is the joy of sewing! The chance to experiment, to create something unique to you. You can make the same pattern as 50 other people and yet fabric choice, pattern view, and personal style, will result in 50 different garments.
I knew immediately that when I was selected to write March’s Blog for Lush Cloth that I was going to create a garment that was free to all. It seemed to coincide perfectly with the sewing challenge #sewfrugal22, which was running in March – where you sew a free pattern with a fabric from your stash.
I headed straight over to Peppermint Magazine’s website, which is an absolutely amazing resource for free patterns, as I have made several of them - including the Paddington and Ruffle top, which are both lovely.
Due to the lovely selection of fabrics that Lush Cloth stock it was really hard to choose a specific one to use for a blog post, however, I had just received the latest FibreMood pattern magazine, edition 18, and inside were the most amazing flared trousers called “Opal” that I instantly fell in love with and the Pigeon Wishes 9 Wale green corduroy was just perfect.Whilst choosing from the website I might have accidentally bought the “Lovely Flowers” black cotton poplin to make a top to wear with the trousers.
When sewing my most recent make I was thinking when was the last time I changed my sewing machine needle and how frequently do others change theirs. It can be quite easy to forget to change it purely because if the needle isn’t broken then you carry on until you notice a problem. So let us start with when to change your sewing needles.
The Avid Seamstress blouse should definitely be part of your wardrobe, a simple yet stylish blouse that will get plenty of wear.
Let’s start with it’s versatility, it can be worn as work wear or casual and it can be dressed up for a night out, and because of the loose fit style it makes the blouse very easy and comfortable to wear.
We’ve all been there. The fabric is carefully chosen, the pattern is one you’ve wanted to try for ages, you spend hours carefully assembling the garment, you try it on and then…nothing. There are no fireworks. You just don’t really like it…
I am not a writer by any means but with the introduction of Lush Cloth, I thought I would write a little summary about Hobbies and Crafts and why they are so important.