Tag Archives: dress

Fitting for Bust Projection and Princess Panels

Greetings my lovely sew’ist friends and thank you for visiting with me today. Today is the start of a series of blog posts to celebrate the release of the gorgeous Madison Colour Blocked Dress and I would like to talk to you about fitting your bust projection when you have princess panels in play. And […]

KeeLin Top Dress Pattern Tester Roundup Part 2

And a sunny day hello to all of you my lovely friends. And WELCOME to Part 2 of the KeeLin Top and Dress Tester Roundup Part 2. Aren’t the KeeLin roadies the most gorgeous of women in Part 1 of the tester round-up – so get ready for some more eye dazzling my friends. xx […]

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 […]

Darts Are Essential Shaping Tools

Greetings my lovely sew’ist friends – I write this on a Saturday afternoon and I hope that you are able to get in some personal sewing time for yourself over the weekend. My post today is about my most favourite thing in the world of pattern making – DARTS …. yes I just love them. […]

Donelle Top and Dress Pattern Tester Roundup Part 2

Hello my darling sew’ists and a happy Tuesday to all of you. I trust you are well and happy today. And a big THANKYOU for coming over to read this second installment of the Donelle Top and Dress Tester Roundup. The Donelle is such a glorious design and easy wearing due to its jersey base. […]

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 […]