So our little grand daughter is only 2 months old this year but it is her first Halloween. So, she needed a costume to mark her first All Hallows day. I have recently discovered the most wonderful place to get…
Many of the sewing patterns for men listed below are really great. I’ve purchased and sewn several of them already and plan to make and buy more. However, I have NOT vetted all these sources. Accordingly, I cannot and do…
PDF Pattern Printers in Canada Yes, you can get your PDF or A0 size patterns printed in Canada! There are a number of local options, but also many will print and ship. It really is worth it. Read about my…
Over 130 Canadian Online Fabric Shops For us Canadians, it is just so much easier, faster and (usually) cheaper to buy fabrics online from within Canada! I kept finding new exciting shops and wanted a place to keep track of…
Start with the new Mum! Our first grand baby was born August 20, 2020. So, off to the sewing machines and back to knits! It opens up a whole new world of wonderful fabrics and patterns for me. Thanks Rhea!…
It would have been hard to predict the items that went out of stock early in the quarantine. Toilet paper, yeast and flour and especially (for me), elastic and cotton fabrics. It is very difficult to make masks without elastic.…
I am making masks for friends and family to meet their specific preferences. I am going to maintain a little gallery of a selection of masks.
As a person with a machine and fabric, yes I am absolutely making masks. In abundance. I started with the standard 6″ x 9″ inch square with pleats and elastic in each of the four corners. I followed this simple…
Are you a Bag Maker in Canada? Canadian resources for us Canadian bag makers is getting huge and I find I need to update this list quite often! Included in this list is many suppliers of incredible fabrics, bag hardware,…
How it Found Me A few months ago a sewing blogger I follow posted a pic of a bag he had made. The first comment I saw said simply, “Wait til you try the NCW”. The what now? A new…
So in 2011, we did not attend the Annual Halloween Bash due to illness. We had hoped to attend right up to the date though so got together some outfits for ourselves. I was to be Lady Luck with Hub…
Personally, I use Gilmore Reproductions in Ottawa. The form to use for electronically submitting your files is “Plan Printing” More on my personal experience below. I really wanted to solve the issue of pdf sewing pattern printing for us Canadians.…
Such as nice pattern from Patterns from Pirates. This was the very first top I made back in 2016. I still struggle with the sleeves being too “puffy” but I thought it might be my fabric selection. But, ugh, this…
“Why, yes, I sew. But I don’t do alterations.” “Okay, but could you just….” …move the patch and pocket to the other side. Easy right?” Easy-ish I suppose, but I really don’t like messing with a finished garment – don’t…