by Emmely | May 26, 2014 | Finished project, Sewing, UFO busting
You may have noticed I haven’t spent much time busting UFOs these past couple of months. This doesn’t mean I don’t have any left (if only!), it means I’ve gotten rid of a bunch, which feels pretty good, and simply moved on to creating other things. The new things I...
by Emmely | Feb 21, 2014 | Finished project, Sewing, UFO busting
The starting point for this bag was my huge stash of zippers. I wanted to create a bag that had zippers as the main feature and all of the zippers in the bag should be functional. After much deliberating I finally came up with a combination of red zippers, black...
by Emmely | Feb 1, 2014 | Finished project, Pattern drafting, RTW fast, Sewing, UFO busting
I proudly present what may very well be the best fitting skirt I have ever had. I made the pattern following (most of the) instructions from Craftsy’s “Design and sew an a-line skirt” class. The fit of this skirt is so much better than any RTW skirt I have been able...
by Emmely | Dec 21, 2013 | Finished project, Sewing, UFO busting
My thinking cap has returned and I managed to finish my Lady Skater dress while busting another UFO in the process. This dress started as Knipmode dress 12 from February 2011. It only needed hems but I wasn’t happy with how it looked. It was too large and the back...
by Emmely | Nov 11, 2013 | Finished project, UFO busting
Yes, it is true, I have finally busted my most glaring UFO. After 2 years in our current home we no longer have a living room with 3 unhemmed curtains, no, we have a living room with 4 hemmed curtains! No more missing curtains, no more raw uneven edges, no more...
by Emmely | Oct 15, 2013 | Finished project, UFO busting
I could have finished this top ages ago. I’m blaming shinier projects, unclear instructions, judgement errors and stupid mistakes. I even thought I had finished it about two weeks ago and just as I was almost ready to take some pictures I noticed this:I can assure...
