by Quirky Kiwi | Jul 6, 2019 | Completed Garment, Miscellaneous
The Fabric Stash Pledge (my self-imposed year of not buying any fabric) has finished! Yippee!!! However, it was a success and a failure, all at the same time! You see I didn’t buy any fabric (apart from the 3 metres of Gertie fabric my husband bought for me for...
by Quirky Kiwi | Jul 2, 2018 | Future Projects, Miscellaneous
So, what is the (scary) fabric stash pledge? I, Megan, the Quirky Kiwi, have pledged not to buy ANY fabric for one year! Why? Here’s why! As you can see I have a lot of fabric, 292 metres of it in fact! (It doesn’t even include all the fabric I bought to...
by Quirky Kiwi | Jun 8, 2018 | Completed Garment
Meet the Psychedelic Heather Dress, a pattern by Sew Over It, or as my husband likes to refer to it, the Psycho Dress! As soon as this pattern was released, I knew I wanted to make one as it looked just so comfy. However, finding suitable fabric that I liked was quite...
by Quirky Kiwi | Mar 8, 2018 | Completed Garment
The moment I clapped eyes on the Charm Patterns Rita Blouse by Gertie, I knew I had to make it, and probably more than one of them! I had a similar shaped top (from Primark!) which I wore for years until it shrunk in the wash – I swear it did! 😉 It was plain...
by Quirky Kiwi | Sep 15, 2017 | Completed Garment, Vintage
I wasn’t planning on entering the challenge this year . . . . . . but then I saw the Vintage Section pattern! That skirt! The back view of that skirt! *swoon* So I requested the pattern and proceeded to plan my entry – I would make the skirt and, if...
