Was it just me who didn’t realise the sheer joy in looking for jumpsuit/romper/playsuit inspiration images online? It’s a treasure trove of joy! If you would like to go down that same rabbit hole, I highly recommend our Durban Pinterest Board or; you can read on for our favourite inspiration & ideas for the Durban Jumpsuit & Romper pattern. When we designed Durban we specifically wanted it to be a pattern you could mix and match to suit your style. You can change the sleeve, the neckline or the leg length & shape depending on what you’d prefer and honestly there are SO many other tweaks you can make to your Durban to make it even more unique! Let’s take a look! [Read more…]
Reath Silas Star Wars Jedi costume
This Book Week Buddy’s costume dreams came true and we’re both just a bit excited! We have a Book Week rule in our family – I will make any costume the kids want, as long as it’s from a book. If a movie exists for that story, that’s fine, but the book must have been written first. Sorry, no books based on movies, no super heroes or Disney princesses etc. Buddy is obsessed with Star Wars and with the release of the new Star Wars High Republic book series (a series of novels for teens set in the Star Wars universe about completely new characters who have not and will not be featured in movies) he finally found a way to be a Jedi for Book Week! So today I give you, the Reath Silas Star Wars Jedi costume!
Paddington Bear Costume
As you may have noticed, I love Book Week. Making my kids Book Week costumes is the sewing highlight of my year, and this year I had so much fun! Birdie decided she wanted a Paddington Bear costume almost a year in advance which gave me plenty of time to plan! Birdie is obsessed with Paddington. She loves the books, she loves the movies, she loves the TV show, and she loves the audio book narrated by Stephen Fry. There isn’t an incarnation of Paddington she doesn’t love. This costume was a really challenging one for me for a number of reasons, and I can’t wait to tell you more about it!
Tips For Making A Hovea Jacket From A Vintage Quilt
We often have serendipitous moments here in the studio when it comes to writing blog posts. There’s the time Naomi had an obsession for Rowan tees and when Meg learned a tough lesson on stretch percentage that is a cautionary tale on what NOT to do when sewing stretch jeans! Recently, what started as an offhand comment to Meg & Naomi that my childhood quilt was sewn in the Megan Nielsen Patterns brand colours has officially turned into this post! How to turn a vintage bed quilt into a Hovea jacket. [Read more…]
Unlined Nani Iro Hovea jacket
I’m so excited to share with you another of my Hovea jackets today! Today’s post is basically the journey of me trying to figure out which view of Hovea works best with a much loved Nani Iro print. This unlined Nani Iro Hovea jacket is a fit sample which our sample maker Krystal made during our internal testing phase. For this one we were testing out the changes from our first sample and different internal finishes, after that it mysteriously disappeared into my wardrobe ;) As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve really been needling a lightweight jacket – and now I have two! I like that this one is lighter and more neutral than my blue linen Hovea, and as a result it just magically goes with everything. It turns out a nice light neutral is exactly what my wardrobe was needing!