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Sewing at the Speed of…. Sew! – Kercat Sews

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Sewing, laughing and DIYing. Sewing at the Speed of…. Sew! You know how you do the same sewing mistakes over and over? We’ve all been there. I know I’m not that experienced of a sewer, but along my projects I have developed a (growing) set of tools and methods to quicken and better my sewing. Here are a few tips that you might benefit from:. What’s the seam allowance? Do I need a straight stitch plate for that kind of fabric? Ask yourself these questions. Pay extra care when cutting the pattern pieces.

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Me-Made-May’15 – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. June 1, 2015. At the beginning of May I signed up for the Me-Made-May’15 challenge, to wear two homemade items of clothing each week in May 2015. As two items a week isn’t much I decided to do round-up at the end of the month rather than daily or weekly updates. Here it is! Sorry for the poor quality photos! Week 1 – kimono jacket. Week 2: Clemence skirt. Week 3: Clover trousers. Week 4: Margot pyjamas. So, here’s the to do list. First on the list is more dres...

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Summers here (supposedly) and so is Kim | bedlam + bird

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A blog about sewing and stuff. Summers here (supposedly) and so is Kim. So at the end of last week Summer decided to really shine (unfortunately since then the mercury has dropped.arrrgggh. English summers), but while we did have a taste of the heat it nicely coincided with me finishing this By Hand London Kim dress. I should have made a muslin, but well.i didn’t, just ploughed in regardless and guess what? I did a bit of fiddly adjustment, taking in the front two bodice seams by 1cm each, and fortunatel...

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Burda 7051, no. 1 – made by katy

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Exhibiting the products of my spare time. Burda 7051, no. 1. September 14, 2014. December 3, 2014. A top; I made it! May I present my first wearable top since my Belcarra. Burda Young 7051. I actually made this way back in May to wear to my brother’s 21st, and never photographed it, but here it is now. I’ve actually worn it quite a few times – it can be quite dressy and pretty! So the fabric I used for this top is a super slippery, shiny, polyestery type satin. Here’s a close up:. I just love the colours!

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About – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. Welcome to my blog! I’m Jo (occasionally nicknamed Jobi-Wan Kenobi… I thought I’d run with the Star Wars theme! And in 2013 I bought myself a sewing machine and started learning to sew. I’m self taught and in this blog I share and laugh about the mistakes I’ve made (of which there are many) and also the successes (which do happen occasionally! With (mostly) weekly posts. You’ll find lists that range from my silliest mistakes (such as my top 5 sewing fails.

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Review: Cath Kidston Sewing Book – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. May 28, 2015. May 28, 2015. Review: Cath Kidston Sewing Book. Earlier this year I bought this book for a friend. It was one of those moments when the present almost never made it – I was very tempted to keep it for myself! I did the right thing though, and I was rewarded by getting it myself as a Christmas present. The projects are really well designed and I’ll be having a go at most of them at some point. I especially love the bag designs! It’s also ass...

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Yoga bag – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. June 11, 2015. June 11, 2015. After years of paying for gym memberships but never going, I’ve now started putting my money towards yoga and pole classes instead. So far this is working great – finding exercise I enjoy doing has changed everything! The straps are designed to hold the yoga mat on the outside, but I think it will also make a great beach bag, maybe carrying towels instead of a yoga mat. And here’s how to make it! Step 1 – Cut out your fabric.

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Truffle dress – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. May 12, 2015. May 12, 2015. It’s wedding season! And I’m really looking forward to celebrating with good friends this summer. But I don’t have any decent wedding clothes… so I decided to make a dress! The fabric is some kind of lightweight shiny thing from Walthamstow market. I can’t remember what it is or how much it was (no more than 5/metre though). It frays a lot! Anyway, I unstitched the zip about halfway, cut out some of the excess fabric, and then re-st...

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Kimono jacket – Jobi-Wan Kenobi

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These aren't the needles you're looking for. May 20, 2015. May 20, 2015. I finally got around to making a kimono jacket. There was a bit of a kimono craze a while ago, and of course everyone else has already moved on. But I had some leftover fabric from my Truffle dress. So now I finally have one too! I used the free kimono jacket pattern. Posted in Things I made. 2 thoughts on “ Kimono jacket. May 21, 2015 at 7:17 pm. That fabric is lush! May 22, 2015 at 9:18 am. What do you think? You are commenting us...