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 | Aug 27, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Vintage
As you may know, I entered the Vintage Section of the Simplicity Sewing Challenge last year. You may not know however, that I won it! 😃 I was very, very surprised! There were so many fabulous entries that I thought my top didn’t stand a chance....
by Quirky Kiwi | Oct 31, 2016 | Sewing Pattern Buddy App
I am very proud to announce that the Sewing Pattern Buddy app for Android has finally been released!!! Basically, it allows you to catalogue your entire pattern collection (PDFs & books included) – it’s like having your entire pattern collection at...
by Quirky Kiwi | Sep 17, 2016 | Completed Garment, Vintage
When Simplicity announced it’s Simplicity Sewing Challenge, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to enter my first ever judged sewing challenge/competition. Of course, I had to enter the Vintage Section, even though it was a halter neck top, which is a...
by Quirky Kiwi | Aug 4, 2016 | Completed Garment, Vintage
This year, I pledged to make two garments from my vintage patterns. This is the first one, which I actually finished a couple of months ago, but lack of photos . . . It is Leach-Way Frock 13775 which features ties sewn into the side seams which you then wrap around...
