While learning any skill, there comes a time after all the struggling with books, putting in hours of effort, sometimes almost giving up, that you finally get it. You feel very confident and everything just comes together. It happened to me in this project. Whether it was my brand new Bernina B380 that made everything […]
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For this tunic, I went from “Oh Wow I absolutely love this tunic” , then on a closer look “Wait, I have a Burda Style Pattern which with some changes can be made into this tunic”, and after figuring out and making everything I thought “Maybe I should have chosen another fabric.” So I am […]
I am catching up on my previous makes 🙂 This sequin top is what I made for New Year’s Eve. I really don’t sew with occasions in mind but New Year’s Eve does deserve a new dress or a top at least. And sequinned!! I do love sequin fabric. The fabric is leftover from the […]
Whenever my niece visits me, no matter how many gifts I buy for her, everything feels a bit incomplete without a handmade gift. This time, I made this drawstring backpack with a casing on the outside, gusset, a flap that has a Velcro closure and a pocket on one side. I used a heavy weight cotton […]
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Shift Dress
This is a very special make. Designed for my sister as her birthday gift, it contains all the elements she loves in a dress. Its comfortable, elegant yet casual, has no zippers and most importantly has pockets. My sister would wear a trash bag if it had pockets (her line, not mine) 🙂 The pattern […]
This started out as a wearable muslin which I finished in time for my US holiday. Derived from the jersey block this faux wrap has a couple of side pleats and a quarter circle skirt and three – fourth sleeves. The fabric belt is 1 1/4th inch wide. The skirt and the sleeves are not […]
I made these a few months back. It is somehow the photographs that take time. So though I have made quite a few garments in the past couple of months I have yet to photograph them all. I finally did it. So lets begin with this turtleneck top and this tulle skirt. One of my […]
Wishing you all a very happy New Year!! Hope this year has gotten off to a great start. I am so excited to start off this year’s posts with this faux wrap dress that I made for my sister. I had the Little Black Dress book by Simon Henry for quite sometime and had always […]
Remember the palazzo pants I made early last year. This is from the same pattern. I used cotton this time and to make my culottes just reduced the length. Medium weight cotton worked just great and it was really nice to work with cotton after so long. I used one of my machine stitches to […]
Its a constant battle with cold floors every rainy and winter season here in Bangalore. This year I decided to make myself a pair of fleece shoes to treat my feet to something really warm and comfortable. Initially I had wanted to make fleece boots but given that I’ve been so busy with other projects […]