Megan Nielsen Banksia Top Sew a Long and SALE!!

Megan Nielsen has announced the schedule for the Sew a Long she is hosting for The Banksia Blouse.

Here is a copy of the schedule that Megan has outline (this is NOT set in stone and may be subject to some changes)

• Sept 24th to 28th – Pattern Alterations
• Oct 1st – Darts
• Oct 2nd – Shoulder seams & placket preparation
• Oct 3rd – Collar
• Oct 4th – Collarless version
• Oct 5th, 8th to 10th – Placket (we’ll be covering 3 versions, and a placketless version)
• Oct 11th, 12th and 15th – Sleeves and sleeveless version
• Oct 16th – Hemming
• Oct 17th – Banksia dress
• Oct 18th – Jersey version

 Following a Sew a Long is a great way to get a helping hand if you are a fairly new sewer or just want some extra tips. Megan will be covering pattern alterations and showing you how to alter the pattern to make a Banksia Dress and also how to make a Banksia T-shirt.
Megan is also offering 10% off the Banksia pattern in her shop and I will of course match the discount in The Sew Knit Create Shop and I will also be applying the discount to the ENTIRE Megan Nielsen range, while the stocks last so if you want to try anything else in the range now's the time to do it! ( I have gone through and adjusted prices to reflect the discount so the displayed price is the discounted price)
Happy Friday!

Cheerfully Charmed

I really love retro style enamel and plastic costume jewellery. The bright cheery colours, flower shapes and statement pieces. I remember trying on my mothers ( who had a TON of costume jewellery) when I was a child watching her get ready to go out.

I just discovered Cheerfully Charmed who have some beautiful vintage style bib necklaces, earrings and bracelets on offer in fantastic range of colours and best of all they are well priced!

( photos taken from www.cheerfullycharmed.com )

Now I have to choose a colour!

Shop Update

We now have the Colette Patterns range in the shop so be sure to check it out!

Their 3 latest styles are perfect for our upcoming Spring/Summer season but theres no reason why you cant layer them up with tights and a cardi for those of you in the northern hemisphere heading into the cooler months.

The Lily Dress (buy here) great fabric flap detail at neckline and pockets, play this up with contrasting fabrics for an interesting look

The Hazel Dress ( buy here) The bodice features a beautiful front v-seam which can make for interesting look when using stripes,border prints or lace/trim detailing.

The Iris Shorts ( buy here )

These shorts are super fast to make a great project for a lazy afternoon. Pockets set into a front side seam and optional button detailing make these a little different to your run of the mill shorts. 

I loved the way these fit!

Winner of the Alma Blouse Sewing Pattern Giveaway

Thanks to the lovely ladies who entered!

I drew the winner the old fashioned way, name on a piece of paper in a cup gave it a bit of a shake and Voila!! our winner is.........


NJERI!!!!!

Congratulations! please send me an email at sewknitcreate[at]yahoo[dot]com with your postage details so I can post you your Alma Blouse Pattern asap.

Thanks again everyone for entering, Have a great day!

Sewaholic Patterns Alma Blouse View B

So this is my second Alma blouse, I chose view B for my second attempt simply because I love peter pan collars but did not own a single item of clothing with one?!? obviously this was a situation that needed to be remedied immediately.

I used a beautiful crepe de chine silk for the shell, which although a little slippery to work with is one of my favourite fabrics to wear, it's cool and feather light.

For the collar I used a dotted swiss from my stash.

 I opted for no sleeves because the weather is already quite warm here even though we are still not officially in spring and I'm anticipating a hot summer ahead and no sleeves is more wearable for me

The skirt is also me made, one of the first wearable garment i made, several years old now but still worn often.

 

Don't forget to enter the giveaway for this pattern, all you need to do is start following the blog and leave a comment over here you can also get a double entry by adding a link to the giveaway on your own blog.

Fab Frock Friday

Happy Friday,
This weeks fab frock is from one of my favourite Aussie Designers Alice Mccall.

 

Pretty Hey?

The folk arty embroidery pattern is my favourite part, I'm a huge lover of the beautiful mexican embroidered blouses and dresses and this reminds me of those. It's incorporating the neon trend with the pop of orange on the bodice which i think add's a little edge to what could be a too sweet dress.

The cut out's at the waist are a pretty little detail and don't show too much skin.

Have a great weekend and remember to enter the giveaway for a copy of Sewaholic Patterns Alma Bouse, entries close monday AEST.

Good Luck!

Dainty Delicates

I have had this pattern for The Makers Journal Tie Side Knickers since Christmas and had half finished a few pairs and got side tracked with other projects.
Today I finally finished them.

 I used Liberty of London Tana lawn purchased at Tessuti and the elastic was purchased on etsy.
I made two pairs with the ribbon tie side, which is what the actual pattern calls for ( both the same so I haven't pictured both), and decided to make two regular bikini briefs.

 

Sewing the elastic can be a little fiddly I would recommend a practice run first. Also you dont need an overlocker for these as long as your machine has a zigzag stitch you are good to go.
I made the size 10 but I might make a size bigger next time, After having my baby I dont find hipster pants comfortable I like a higher waist and a bigger size would give me a little more coverage lol.