Learn & Create

If you're anything like me you'll have a Pinterest board (or boards, hey I’m not here to judge) full of inspiration for your sewing.Exhibit A:The problem is I tend to pin and forget. I'm always distracted by the latest pattern, a new piece of fabric (or an old piece rediscovered) and so I pin and pin and pin but never really look at my board.This changed recently however when I was shoulder surfing my work colleague

Hi everyone….. So it’s almost School holidays and for my little family that means it’s almost time for our tropical adventure in ThailandBeing super excited I decided to get ready several months early and start packing my bag. But before I could do that I needed to try on my summer clothes and make sure they still fitted.SHOCK!! HORROR!!! They didn’t!! and I knew exactly why … I am laying all the blame with my 10 yr

I remember watching 27 dresses years ago and thinking wow how can someone own so many dresses?That was before I started to sew!!.Around  three years ago I decided that making appliques wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to be able to create my own clothes as well! I struggled to read patterns and so I started by drafting my own patterns. Some worked… others were major flops!!It wasn’t long after I started making my

Hi I'm Christina, a 36yr old mum of two gorgeous boys. I'm also known as Chrissy, mum, Rainbow on legs or my least favourite Pickers (fortunately I don't have enough space to tell you how I got that nickname)  I started sewing 5 years ago thanks to my mum giving me my first ever machine - I have a feeling she was sick of me asking for her to make things for us. That's when my love of sewing began.  Unfortun

'Hi! I'm Melissa, a 30-something Kiwi living in Wellington, New Zealand. I love bright colourful prints, pretty new dress patterns and vintage sewing machines. I'm a self-taught sewist and I've been sewing for as long as I can remember but more seriously since 2008. I'm passionate about social sewing and encouraging everyone to sew and expand their skills.'We are our excited Melissa is going to start sharing with us