by Quirky Kiwi | Oct 30, 2015 | Miscellaneous
There’s one type of email which always gets me very excited – an email from one of the Big Four pattern companies informing me their new patterns for the coming season have been released. But the excitement is not for the reason you might think . . . I...
by Quirky Kiwi | May 6, 2015 | Completed Garment, Vintage
OK, I’m cheating a little with counting this as one of my Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge makes, but if it’s good enough for A Stitching Odyssey then it’s good enough for me! Maybe I should back up a little here. I decided to take part in the Vintage...
by Quirky Kiwi | Mar 26, 2015 | Completed Garment, Current Project, Future Projects, Vintage
So as I mentioned in an earlier post, I finished making my first ever garment from a vintage pattern! (Well actually I finished it at the end of last year but it’s taken me until now to work out how to take decent photos without the assistance of a friendly...
by Quirky Kiwi | Nov 17, 2014 | Miscellaneous, Vintage
Hi! I have actually finished my vintage top! Yayy! But until I have some nice photos, you’ll have to wait for the post all about that. In the meantime, I’m A Little Puzzled . . . Have you seen the fabric kits you can buy from places like Craftsy?...
by Quirky Kiwi | Oct 4, 2014 | Current Project, Vintage
First of all, the very best news: My Sewing Machine Has Been Fixed!!! Yayy!!! And I have found the pattern I am going to use as my first foray into the world of vintage patterns! Yayy again!!! It is Butterick 6887 and I think it must date from 1950 or just earlier,...