Category Archives: Inspiration

Kiran and Her Dress

Kiran and Her Dress – the Design Concept Kiran. The name, with its origins in Sanskrit, means ray of light. I try my very best to live up to it and sewing does help me be the best version of myself. I have been sewing with Ann since February 2017. The first pattern I tested […]

Marieke and an Old Burberry Coat

The Kiran Dress and an Upcycling Idea. As long I can remember I am a fan of Burberry. I love their collections and they are so inspiring, but at the first place I fell in love with their typical check design that you can find in the lining of their trench coats mostly- for which […]

Keelin Top Dress Inspiration Influences and Styling

A collaboration between Kee Lin and Ann: the inception and inspiration for the Keelin dress Even though it feels like many moons ago, Ann was actually my sewing teacher in the quaint suburb of Bentleigh East! Before she got a taste of the fame and fortune of being an exclusive PDF pattern designer and then […]

Raven Cami Chemise Slip Dress Inspiration and Influences

Hello my lovelies and a big Saturday welcome shout out to you all. The weather here at Phillip Island is very blustery – we went from over 30degC 2 days ago to just 12degC today – and expect another hot spell in the middle of this week. One thing we can say about mother nature […]

Allie Faux Wrap Skirt Inspiration and Influences

Greetings to all my lovely sew’ist friends and I hope that you and your family are well and happy. xx And a big thank you for spending time with me this week as I publish a series of blog posts centred around the new release of my gorgeous new Allie Faux Wrap Skirt PDF sewing […]

Donelle Inspiration and Influence A Father Daughter Story

Hello my name is Kim McDonald and thank you for letting me share my story about my dad Don. xx At school my friends and I used to make skirts without patterns, or draw our own and it was lots of fun. When I was 21 my dad brought me a sewing machine for my […]