The moment I saw the Sophie floral print fabric which is part of The Fabric Store’s new line of Faille cottons, my jaw dropped. The stunningly rich colours of the blooms against the black background reminded me of still-life floral paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. I completely swooned over this new line and all…
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Shortly after taking on this project, my partner and I made a decision to give up our rent, take our 3 dogs and move across the province, from Cape Town to the Garden Route for three months. I started sewing this dress halfway between packing for the move. All of our stuff had to go…
When I saw the new printed cottons on the FS website, I immediately wanted to try it. It was painfully hard to make a choice, by the way, since the array of fabric on offer are stunning but I eventually decided on the Faille Pablo Flowers in orange color. When I received this fabric, I…
If you know me or my sewing account at all, then you know I’m a solid supporter of a good button up. I actually found my holy grail of one in the Noa Shirt, one of Fabrics-Store’s many free patterns. I’m a long-time user of their pattern freebies; they were in fact all I used…
“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me…” Famous words from Taylor Swift and entirely accurate for me. If you follow me on social media, then you know that I’ve made my fair share of mistakes. My most current mistake? Choosing the wrong pattern for my fabric choice. In garment sewing, pattern makers help us…
This is not Greece but I’ll take all the Santorini vibes I can get. Smooth white buildings with vibrant blues and ocean waters surrounding you, how stunning is that combination? My sister and her husband are heading to Greece to celebrate 25 years of marriage. What a lovely accomplishment and definitely worth celebrating. During that…
Of all the Fabric Store pattern collections, I’d been circling back time and time again on the Lily. The Lily collection is a generous set of Henley placket dress, tunic, shirt, and additional skirt. The looks are timeless. The techniques you can learn through Fabric Store patterns are top-notch. But more than anything, this set…
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do. My name is Leila, I live in London with my partner and my two Sphynx cats. I’m a freelance strategist and most often I’m focused on brand, creative and marketing challenges. But I love helping start-ups think about how their whole idea fits together. I started and stopped…
Admittedly, I do not know much about fabric content and the differences between- what is Chiffon vs Silk? Cotton Voile vs Cotton Faille? I tend to stay in the “natural fibers” lane, relying on blanket names like Linen and Cotton to fill my stash and ultimately my closet. Before we get too carried away with…
Serves 4–6 One of my favourite dishes that my mum would cook when I was not well was Khadi, a soothing dish of yoghurt gently cooked with light spices, chickpea flower and mustard seeds. It was both comforting and sustaining. So simple to cook with all the ingredients being easily found at your local supermarket….
I’m a big fan of a pattern with multiple garment options included. I have made the Riva Top multiple times and with different length variations even a dress but today I pulled out the Riva Pattern yet again to make a second pant variation, the shorts! Just as I enjoyed the process of the pants…
Everyone remembers their first. Mine was a basic Singer, purchased ~10 years ago because my then-boyfriend encouraged me to “get a hobby.” Fast forward seven years- I never did pick up sewing, but did get a different boyfriend who became my husband- I finally decided to pick up that hobby. Over the next three years,…
Bright patterned fabric has never been my style; when I do dip my toes in those bold waters, it’s usually in the shallow checks and plaids end of the pool. But there was just something about the Fabrics-Store Pablo Flowers print that pulled me in the second I saw it. Maybe it was the first…
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do. My name is Kelsey, and I live in Tampa FL with my husband and our two little girls. Previous to staying home with them, I worked in the world of professional makeup artistry. I feel like my life has been marked with many instances…
How many of you have sought to find “the” trouser? The trouser that sits exactly how you want it to on your waist? The trouser with the perfectly deep pleats that lay exactly where they should? The trouser with the ideal leg shape and inseam length, that you will never want for another trouser again?!?…
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