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Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 3

Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 3

Hi Everyone! I've recovered from my technical disaster yesterday!! Today we're going to be sewing up the side seams, basting down the tulle overlay (if you've made one) and hemming...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 2

Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2! Today we will be covering steps 4-6 which is putting the sleeves onto the bodice and sewing up the bodice side seams - by the end...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 1

Sew Along - Jaunty Dress - Day 1

Hi Everyone,  Welcome to Day 1. We will be covering Steps 1 through 3 today which is basically putting the bodice together and hemming the sleeve. I've put together a...
— Tanya Karolia
Meet The Maker - Amy Sio - Stitch+Stone Handmade

Meet The Maker - Amy Sio - Stitch+Stone Handmade

Hi Everyone,  Apologies it's been a while since we've run a MTM segment, I've been busy with Sew-Alongs! When I first became "aware" of Amy from Stitch + Stone on...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 4

Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 4

It's the last day today, you can do the happy dance!! So, quite literally as I pressed record on my first video today, the idea to do French Seams popped...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 3

Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 3

Hello!!!  Today we will be completing steps 25 to 30 - finishing off the bodice! So we will start off with attaching our lining Once you've finished sewing down the...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 2

Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 2

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Day 2! Today we will b covering steps 14-24. I'm finishing my armholes with bias tape.  Now, when I'm using bias I like to trim the...
— Tanya Karolia
Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 1

Sew Along - All Seasons Dress - Day 1

Morning all, I'm so happy you're joining in the All Seasons Dress SAL! It's one of my favourite dresses for a quick day-to-day dress.  I've made my kids loads of...
— Tanya Karolia
Meet the Maker - Jen Kennedy - One Thimble

Meet the Maker - Jen Kennedy - One Thimble

Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to video chat with Jen Kennedy, in hindsight it was also International Womens Day and really what a coincidence that I got to chat...
— Tanya Karolia
PATTERN HACK - Baby Tea Party and Tea Party Front Closure

PATTERN HACK - Baby Tea Party and Tea Party Front Closure

Hi Everyone,  Just recently I made a friends new bub a Baby Tea Party and when I saw her, bub was wearing it back to front because mum said the snaps seemed to...
— Tanya Karolia
2016 in a nutshell.. plus the theme for 2017!

2016 in a nutshell.. plus the theme for 2017!

Good morning lovelies! I started writing this blog post a few months ago (i.e. around new year's resolution time) and as I rode to work this morning on the Tadah-mobile...
— Lauren Harris
Meet The Maker - Alison Barnett - Little Seren

Meet The Maker - Alison Barnett - Little Seren

 Hello everyone! This fortnight I'd like to introduce you to Alison from Little Seren. She makes some gorgeously bright, geometric and stunning clothing - you will have seen her around...
— Tanya Karolia