Inside The New Artisans by Olivier Dupon. A really beautiful book showcasing the work of 75 artisans from across a number of different coun...

I'm not going to pretend that any of this sewing effort is fancy. It's not. I don't do fancy when it comes to sewing. But I can ...

A black calico version of pattern b from Sewing Talk by Michiko Kayaki. This time I left the bottom edge of the top loose rather than using...

Succulent flowers in red block printed by hand on cotton/linen blend fabric. I had a lot of fun printing this piece. Unfortunately the ligh...

'More picture of pajamas?' I hear you say. Well yes, just one more post about the pj sewing frenzy and then that's it. Promise....

Drum roll please.......the PJ pants are complete! Yay! Mind you it took about 10 goes on scraps to master button holes. It turned out I just...

I'm going to make some new pajama pants from this fabric over the weekend. With any luck I'll be using a simple pattern from my Japa...

This time I've made a summer top based on the same pattern as the dress . It's project b in the book . Once you've made the dres...

Four hours later and the dress from Sewing Talk is finished. Sorry about the funny reflection shot but I don't have a full length mirr...

This is my sewing project for the weekend. I'm using a pattern from the Japanese sewing book Sewing Talk by Machiko Kayaki. I think I...

I know it must seem like all I ever do lately is print hanabi in different ways on different fabrics. One of my work colleagues even suggest...

This time I printed hanabi in grey on a new black light-weight denim skirt I made yesterday. I decided to print the motif down the centre of...

This post is a bit of a show and tell because I've made my first skirt ever! And what's more surprising is I even like it :) It'...