by Emmely | Nov 16, 2022 | Finished project, Paper piecing, Pattern drafting
I finally turned one of my sample blocks for the cat in basket pattern into a cat mini quilt. My youngest daughter picked the 6-inch block which would be a very tiny quilt when used on its own. To make it a more useful size I added a border. The 2-inch facing strips...
by Emmely | Jul 28, 2022 | Finished project, Garment, Pattern drafting, Sewing
So far, we’re having an exceptionally good summer. And, with summer weather comes the need for summer clothes. My youngest daughter only had one summer skirt, not nearly enough. The skirt that she had is simple, a front and back piece from knit fabric and an elastic...
by Emmely | Oct 16, 2021 | Free pattern, Paper piecing, Pattern drafting, Pattern testing, Quilting, Sewing
From my work as a scientist, I know that papers improve a lot when you receive feedback on the text and figures from colleagues or peer reviewers. After reading a text again and again and again you simply no longer spot missing words or typos. When you are completely...
by Emmely | Mar 13, 2021 | Finished project, Gifts, Pattern drafting, Sewing
One of my nieces turned 4 years old so we needed to come up with a gift to celebrate. She likes to dress up and is very much into princesses so I thought it might be fun to make her a fabric crown. I was also in a sewing funk and thought a relatively simple project...
by Emmely | Jan 29, 2020 | Finished project, Gifts, Pattern drafting, Sewing
My daughter turned 3 years old and I wanted to give her a backpack designed and made by me. It was ages ago since I made a proper bag and I loved (almost) every minute of making it. I designed a simple bag with a main compartment with an O-type zipper (this was really...
by Emmely | Jul 28, 2014 | Pattern drafting, RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
Before I show you what muslin 3 looks like I first want to show how I adapted muslin 2 into muslin 2.1 to determine how to change the pattern. I started with a very simple alteration. Muslin 2 showed a lot of fabric being pulled into the crotch indicating the crotch...
