Great Stuff... #4

I spent quite a few hours this morning catching up on my blog reading (over 300 posts, phew!) so thought it was time to put together another 'great stuff' post...

[source - Poppykettle]

• I love this floral dress that Melanie has made. It's beautiful and looks so wearable! (pictured above)
• And isn't this Twilight Sparkle Costume that Suzanne has made for her daughter absolutely amazing!!!
• Kristy has put together some great information about  how she english paper pieces (EPP)
• Florence has some really interesting and informative thoughts on quilting by hand
• Aren't these bat blocks great, can you spot the one with a face? So cute!
• Melanie has posted this ingenous tip for marking hems
• Sarah alerted me of this amazingly beautiful sewing machine design
• I love this Leather bow necklace tutorial by Jodie
• Mika has made this beautiful teal dress
• And another lovely teal dress from the talented Karen
• I love the phrase fake-torial almost as much as I love the top it's a tutorial for.
• And in the same theme, I love this striped top that Jodie has made!
• It's just stripes I love really, particularly the interesting way that Amy has laid them out on this dress.
• How stunning does the black on this collar look? Good news - Gertie has posted a tutorial of how she did it!
• I love this mini quilt pattern
• There is a great tutorial on basic hand stitches on the Coletterie.
• I really wish I had the time to participate in the Sureau dress sew along

Enjoy!

Great Stuff... #3

Today I thought I'd post another collection of links that I've seen around the internets and thought worth sharing, I hope you enjoy...

Sunni is working through an "everyday wardrobe gameplan" which is well worth following along if you find you sew stuff and then don't end up wearing it very much.
This tip for marking darts has transformed things for me.
Andi has released a new sweater pattern, the chuck sweater, and it's gorgeous!
And k-line has already knit one up!
Have you got one of those japanese (or english translation) pattern magic books? Maybe you should join in with the pattern magic challenge.
You're not convinced, look at these amazing spiral leggings that Carolyn has made from one of the pattern magic books.
These 10 signs you're a fabriholic are a great read, as are  and these 5 more signs
Stitched in color has posted a really interesting Craft Show Series recently
Poppykettle has posted a fantastic method for sewing miniature hems
And while we're talking about great tips, this tip for tracing out patterns from carolyn is genius!
And lastly, foursquarewalls has posted a great cardigan that she made by modifying the renfrew pattern.

I hope your weeks are going well!

Great Stuff... #2

This is my second "great stuff" post, where I am sharing links to things around the internet that I've found inspiring recently.

[Source - punkmik]

• I am completely loving this cambie (pictured above), made by Kim.
• Liz shared a great post about learning from her mistakes.
• And while you're over there, she also posted the pattern for this great striped jumper, so cute!
• The before and after photos in this post of Andreas are brilliant.
• Sue has made this gorgeous blouse with some fabric left from a previous project.
• Isn't the hood on this hoodie fantastic? Great news - Carolyn has posted about how it's constructed.
• This post on fabric choosing got me thinking about my fabric purchases.
• And to end with something not sewing related - these thread installations are just amazing.

Great stuff... #1

I'm sure you've all seen various posts around the interwebs where people have posted a little round-up of things they've found that they've found particularly impressive, inspiring or interesting. Since I really do enjoy reading them myself, as they often contain things I haven't seen and alert me to blogs I haven't heard of, I thought I'd start occasionally doing posts like it myself.

[source - Tilly and the Buttons]

• First up is probably the thing I've found the most amazing and inspiring last few weeks, the pattern illustration embroidery that Tilly has done (pictured above)
• I think the tip in this post for marking darts will transform my dart sewing experience!
• Zoe has written a great post about independent vs the "big4" pattern companies.
• Have you ever had a crease in some fabric you just can't get out? Megan has a tip for removing it.
• Andrea has put together some great "make this look"s using independent patterns.
• I'm super jealous of Lauren's new sewing room (and her new Thurlow Shorts too for that matter!)
• How clever are these leggings that Carolyn has made?
• And I'll leave you with this great Minoru that Lizzy finished last week, I really do think it's fab!

PS: I've given my blog a mini-makeover, so if you read my posts in a reader you should pop on by to take a look