Kochi Jacket 2
Kochi Jacket Kochi Jacket This is my second Kochi Jacket. What I love about this Kochi pattern - from the Friday Pattern Company - is how the look and feel of the jacket varies considerably depending on the fabric you use. It's so versatile. This version is...
Kochi Jacket 1
Kochi Jacket Kochi Jacket 1 I've been wanting to make this Kochi Jacket for a long, long time. The pics on Instagram always look so good no matter what weight or drape of fabric is used. It's very similar to my free sewing pattern - see that here - shared way back in...
How I made a Burda Jacket
Burda Jacket 115 How I made a Burda Jacket This isn't a tutorial as such, but explains how I used a Burda magazine to make Burda Jacket 115. The pattern comes from quite an old Burda magazine - 11/2013. There are two versions of a similar item in this magazine. As is...
New Look Jacket
New Look Jacket New Look Jacket I've made this exact same New Look pattern before. First time was - here - when I made it as the pattern was meant to be. This time around, I lengthened the sleeves a bit. And made it a touch narrower in the back. Use the link above for...
New Look Kimono Jacket
New Look Kimono Jacket New Look Kimono Jacket I might have mentioned a while back that a friend's mother went into a care home. She was an avid seamstress and had a pile of fabric which I inherited. I made a pair of culottes from this fabric as well a New Look Kimono...
DIY Jackets – FREE Sewing Patterns
DIY Jackets - FREE Sewing Patterns So I've called this post - DIY Jackets - FREE Sewing Patterns. Following on from last week, when I did a recap of some of my FREE Dress Sewing Patterns and Tutorials. This week it's - DIY Jackets - FREE Sewing Patterns. Hope you find...
Large Winter Shawl
Large Winter Shawl Not sure why I'm posting this large winter shawl as it looks like we're never going to have winter here in Cape Town. Our city gave estimates projecting how temperatures here are going to rise in the next few decades. Downright scary. Ah well, I...
Tapestry Kimono Jacket
Make a tapestry kimono jacket with this super easy free sewing pattern.
DIY Winter Poncho
This tutorial shows how to make a poncho from a rectangular piece of fabric
Green Velvet Jacket
I turned a set of old velvet curtains into a flare sleeved green velvet jacket. You can see how in this blog post.
Blanket Poncho Tutorial
Want to know how to turn a blanket into an on trend poncho? Read the full tutorial here.
Faux Fur Shrug
Faux Fur Shrug sewing pattern and tutorial
DIY Shrug
How to make a shrug
Kimono Jacket + FREE Sewing Pattern
Use this FREE sewing pattern and the tutorial to sew this easy Kimono jacket.
Faux Fur Vest + FREE Pattern
How to make a faux fur vest.
Poncho + FREE Sewing Pattern
Poncho + FREE Sewing Pattern It's winter at the bottom of the world. And Cape Town is known as the Cape of Storms for a very good reason. The weather gets hectic - howling gales and driving rain. It's a wet cold. Yet few homes have central heating or double glazing....
Easy Pouch for Rain Poncho
This pouch was made to store the rain poncho I made last week. See that tutorial and FREE sewing pattern for the rain poncho - on this link. Leopard print nylon pouch And here are two more tutorials for pouches or cloth toiletry bags - drawstring toiletry bag - and...
Poncho + FREE Pattern
FREE sewing pattern and tutorial to make a poncho for flash downpours and festivals.
Summer Longsleeve Kimono Jacket + FREE Sewing Pattern
FREE Kimono sewing pattern This is my third version of the same kimono jacket. It doesn't look as good in the pic as it does when I wear it. Might be because my model has a completely different body to mine. You can see the first one my mother made - here. I made a...
Easy Shrug + FREE Sewing Pattern
How to sew a shrug Shrug I have a big fat list going on in my head of things I want to make. As I've said before, there are things I am never going to make. Shoes and hats. Nada. But some things are so super easy that I can't NOT make them. Shrugs are bang on trend....