Behold, I do a new thing!

Pattern Making 101Layout and cut out your patternSew Thomas the Tank Top

Don't drop your coffee cup, but I've finally posted a new project, Clone your Favourite Tank Top.  Great for girls and guys (yes, some do sew, I've seen it firsthand!) it involves making a pattern from your favourite tank top/singlet, cutting it out and stitching it up.

Top Tips for Thomas the Tank Top:

1) When making your pattern, be as accurate as you can.  If in doubt, err on the big side (ie. make it slightly larger - you can always take it in, but you can't take it out if it's too small!)  Learn by my mistakes - I was sloppy making a T shirt pattern for Aaron, and it ended up a whole size too small...

2) Buy fabric that's at least as stretchy as your original tank top otherwise the fit could be nasty.

3) Email me if you have any questions. Otherwise enjoy showing off those big Rafael Nadal sized guns in your new tank!

Happy Eater Bunny!

Hope you're having a lovely Easter break! 

Thank you Anna, for organising a crafter-night (as opposed to a crafter-noon) where we made these cute bunnies.  My Grandma's doggie pincushion

I made mine into a pin-cushion, as I feel too cruel sticking pins into my other pincushion, a lovely little dog I inherited when my grandma passed away. 

Awww... Here's a funny bunny cartoon to cheer us up!

Viva Brisvegas!

Please mark your calendars for...

BrisStyle Indie Twilight Markets –  handmade wares with a little soul -  handbags, jewellery, funky footwear, babies and children’s wear, soft toys, artworks, illustrations and vintage re-creations.

Where and when? King George Square, Adelaide/Anne Sts, Brisbane City
Date: Fri 30/4/10  5 - 9 pm.

To market, to market...

Donut Brooch by littlechrissyGlass Earrings by Hot Toffee

Indie crafters are alive and well here in Brisvegas!  Last weekend was our first Finders Keepers market at a great venue - the Old Museum. 

For those who missed it, try Christmas shopping at the BrisStyle Indie Designers Markets (Sat 5 Dec 09 at St Augustines Church, Racecourse Rd, Hamilton 9am-4pm.)  BrisStyle is a co-op of local Etsy store-owners like littlechrissy and Hot Toffee, who only sell things handmade by themselves - no mass-produced, off-shore or on-selling of other people's wares allowed!

Easton Pearson Exhibition

Digitally printed silk organza with hand-frayed trimPopped into Easton Pearson Exhibition (at Brissie's Gallery of Modern Art until 8 Nov).

Lots of garments on display. 

Nice glimpse of their workroom, with racks of pattern blocks, bottles of sequins and bolts of fabric.

Paper Doll Activity

Especially enjoyed the "children's" activity.

GOMA supply ladies and mens cardboard figures and photocopies of fabric textures, so you can make your own paper dolls. 

Loved it - couldn't help noticing there were no actual children cutting and pasting, just teenagers and adults!