Category Archives: Dressmaking

Chanel Jacket

Posted on July 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

After about nine months of faffing about I finally knuckled down and finished my Chanel jacket last night. It’s not exactly the weather for wearing it at the moment, but I needed it crossing off my to do list! So … Continue reading →

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My Malayan Silk Dress

Posted on June 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

We had a big holiday in March which include two days in Kuala Lumpar visiting family. I managed to include a trip to the quarter with all the fabric shops in. Of course I had to buy  a few lengths… … Continue reading →

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Sequins and Sparkle

Posted on May 19, 2018 by craftycreeky

Meghan is not the only one wearing a bit of sparkle today, though I thought her dress was stunning, so elegant. I’ve got a ball to go to tonight and I have finally finished my dress – last night! The … Continue reading →

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Sequins-a-Sparkling

Posted on May 12, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve been busy over the last week or so trying to make an evening dress for a ball next Saturday, it’s caused me a few headaches!!… Having gone shopping with one pattern in mind I came back with another, Butterick … Continue reading →

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Chanel Jacket

Posted on April 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I wanted a few projects finished before I started more, well this was one of them and whilst it isn’t happy dance time yet I’ve made enough progress to show you it … Continue reading →

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A Snip of Scissors

Posted on April 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

Just think of the plural words you could use for a collection of scissors,a snip, a slash, a cut, a blade…I seem to have acquired quite a collection of scissors, all for different things of course! A couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Ogden Cami

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last summer I saw a few blog posts about the Ogden Cami pattern by True Bias. I decided to buy the pdf pattern, much as I hate sticking all the sheets together, I reasoned that there can’t be that many pages … Continue reading →

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Holiday Clothes

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to sewing some clothes for our holiday, although ironically I didn’t use the fabric I bought in London with holiday in mind, I’ve actually used some from my stash! I looked through my patterns for holiday … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18

Posted on February 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s the first day of February already, so how have I done in the first month of my Eighteen for 18 challenge… 1 Etsy store opened; Nothing done but have been thinking!! 2 Tutorials; None as yet. 3 Sessions a … Continue reading →

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Coatigan Sew-a-long

Posted on January 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

This time last year I made a coatigan, a lovely coat pattern by Schnittchen. It’s been a great coat for the winter, nice and snuggly and easy to wear. At the August Quilt show in Harrogate one of the stalls … Continue reading →

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