Photograph of three handmade sweaters in a row, made from grey french terry with cartoon dogs printed on it. One is larger, one is smaller and one is for a dog.
More stash busting today. I made some matching sweaters for my niece, nephew and the dog.
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Photograph of the almost finished culottes hanging from a shelf. They are made in deep green blue polyester which is slightly lustrous. There are two large box pleats either side of the centre front seam.
The waistband was stitched just in time for tea, so I have stopped for today. All that's left to do is the hemming, which I will crack on with tomorrow.
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Once the pattern pieces had been stitched together, it was time to add the zipper.
I'm better at sewing zippers than I was, but there's still quite some faffing - unfortunately no photo documentatiom for that bit.
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Photograph of a piece of deep green blue polyester, pinned with a single box pleat.
Photograph of the front and back pieces of Helen's Closet Winslow Culottes with pockets added, pinned at the edges and ready to be stitched together. There is interfacing applied to the back centre seam to give strength and stability to the zipper that will be placed there.
I prepared the box pleats, added the pockets and stitched the pattern pieces together. This fabric is nice weight and drape so I'm hoping the finished culottes will be satisfyingly swishy.
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Photograph of pieces of blue green polyester fabric, cut to shape on an ironing board. Some have white interfacing stuck to them. There's a roll of 2cm interfacing next to a purple iron.
Photograph of a grey cat who looks like she's had enough of your bullshit, loafing on an interfaced waistband.
After transferring all the pattern markings (and a few accidental extras that made for a somewhat confusing afternoon). I added interfacing to the waistband and also the seam where the zipper would go.
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Photograph of a small pile of offcut fabric in deep green blue polyester, some pink and grey pattern weights, a roller cutter, quilters ruler and tailors chalk.
Photograph of cut sewing pattern pieces.
No spoons for a blow by blow account of today's adventures in #GarmentSewing, so enjoy this roundup.
Today, I cut out all my pattern pieces. Fortunately I had just enough for some ankle length culottes.
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Photograph of sewing pattern pieces laid out onto a large piece of deep turquoise, plain polyester twill fabric. Some pieces are weighed down with pink and grey pattern weights. A roller cutter, quilters ruler and tailors chalk can be seen to one side.
Alright, let's get into it.
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Mirror selfie of me wearing a toiled pair of ankle length culottes in a pretty stiff unbleached cotton. Is it cute? No. But it fits.
Team, good news. My aspirational toile from 2021 still fits.
I also totally forgot how satisfyingly deep the pockets on these are.
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A pile of fabric. One is a great french Terry with cartoon dog faces printed on it and one is a deep blue polyester twill.
Alrighty. It's March. I have fabric in my stash I forgot existed. It's time for #MarchThroughYourStash2026.
Directing my stash busting efforts at this. The dog print french Terry I've had in my stash for 2 years and this blue polyester I actually had so long I can't remember when I got it.
Spring is the perfect time to get out of a sewing slump if you’re in one (like me). Can’t wait to do this challenge again! #MarchThroughYourStash2026
A promo poster for this month’s #SewSky stash busting sewing challenge! An illustrated pair of hands sews green fabric with a sewing machine. Three pink illustrated flowers are off centred.
Dear #SewSky, we’re back with another round of #MarchThroughYourStash! Here’s a month-long stash-busting #sewing challenge for you:
- use 1+yd of fabric from your stash between March 1-31
- share your project using #MarchThroughYourStash2026
- Repost someone’s completed challenge project
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