Muslin City

Fresh on maternity leave before bub#2 arrives earthside, in possession of a recently-received pattern order from Marfy (from their Evergreen … More

A Third French Jacket in the making

I’ll admit to wanting a more everyday version of the French Jacket I made in Baltimore ever since I took … More

I ended up going in on the first day with two muslins – one made up of Burda 6689, and … More

I’m back. Sort of! Limited amounts of time have begun popping up in which I can start enjoying sewing again … More

“Hi, my name is Melanie, and it’s been 6 months since I last posted”. Yep, and about 5 of that … More

You know, seven days straight of sewing and I’m not even sick of it yet. Yep, I spent the Sunday … More

In a couple of weeks I will land in Baltimore to do two of Susan Khalje’s classes back to back – … More

After an extremely challenging start to this year and having nurtured some pretty bad habits as a means of dealing … More

I’ve had a seriously soft spot for this dress pattern ever since I laid eyes on it… from the Autumn/Winter … More

I’ve been sewing for just over two years now, and I’m noticing the result of spending all my money on … More