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Voluminous Mocha Waikerie

I’ve been on a bit of a Waikerie Shirt making kick recently (actually, I’ve been pretty prolific in general since I made my 2 Medlow Robes (silk and waffle), my new 3-piece outfit (see here and here), a pink Waikerie Shirt and this voluminous mocha Waikerie Shirt (I used the View B, with no collar… Continue reading Voluminous Mocha Waikerie

Pale Peach Waikerie Hack

Did you know that I keep track of the online shops that sell fabric in NZ? I’m often looking for specific kinds of fabric, so often stumble upon new shops and add them to my list! In the case of The Fine Cloth Company, I found their website before it was live and signed up… Continue reading Pale Peach Waikerie Hack

The pinkest Glebe Pants

I’ve had The Pinkest satin-backed rayon crepe in my stash for a while now, and my intention was always to make myself some excellent going-out pants (Muna and Broad Glebe Pants, of course)! I used a concert I had tickets to as an excuse to make myself an entirely new outfit (of things I’d been… Continue reading The pinkest Glebe Pants

Boiled Wool Belmore Jacket

I’m in the middle of a 3-day makefest to put together a whole new outfit (comprised of things I’ve been intending to make for months) for a concert that I’m attending tomorrow night! My outer-layer for this outfit is this Muna and Broad Belmore Jacket in pink boiled wool from FabFabrics in Botany (I got… Continue reading Boiled Wool Belmore Jacket

Silk noil and wool

After more than a year sitting in the ‘finishing pile’, I dug these wool Muna and Broad Glebe Pants out and finally hemmed them! This time last year, I didn’t have an overlocker (I finally bought one in August 2020)! So, before finishing the hems, I also whipped around the seams with my overlocker! I… Continue reading Silk noil and wool

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Corduroy Glebe Pants

I’m so excited about these pants, my soft pink, wide wale corduroy Glebe Pants! These are going to be my go-to pants now that it’s cooled down and my linen Glebe are feeling a little…. insubstantial in the face of chilly winter breezes. Of course, it was unusually warm today when I took these photos… Continue reading Corduroy Glebe Pants

On colour-schemes

I’ve been thinking a lot about colour over the past year-and-a-bit. Maybe you’ve noticed? I’ve posted blogs on my colour-scheme planning, and M&B Patreons got lots of my musings about colour seasons and wardrobe colour-planning. I’ve even got a whole Pinterest board of ‘Warm Autumn’ inspiration! I was still ending up with outfits that I… Continue reading On colour-schemes

Fat Sewing Resources

In lieu of a plus-size pattern roundup this week, I’d like to talk a little bit about fat inclusion in sewing patterns instead. I’ve toyed with the idea of setting a higher minimum for patterns to be included in the roundup, but there are so few patterns available over a 70″ hip, or over a… Continue reading Fat Sewing Resources

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Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #51

Hello and welcome to the slightly-later-than usual Sunday plus-size pattern roundup! What can I say, it’s been a week and continues to be a week! Number 1, Spinifex PJs The Spinifex PJs are 15% off for 24-hours more! No discount code needed! The Spinifex PJs from Muna and Broad are available up to a 71.5″… Continue reading Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #51

My perfected bralette

I’ve made a lot of different versions of the Muna and Broad Banksia Bralette and I think I’ve finally been able to settle on my favourite configuration! The Banksia Bralette [pronounced like Banksy-a] comes in two different cup sizes, and options for narrow shoulders too. The Banksia has a unique inner sling system which works… Continue reading My perfected bralette

Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #50

Welcome to the 50th episode of my weekly plus-size pattern roundup! This week we’ve got a new pattern, a free pattern, and a pattern that was inspired by fat-fashion icons @styleisstyle and @marielle.elizabeth! Number 1, 7 Dress The 7 dress from Stokx Patterns is available up to a 60″ hip Designed for knit fabrics like… Continue reading Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #50

Perfecting my undies

Is there a better time to be talking about perfecting your me-made undergarments than me-made-may? I think not! This turned into a pretty long post! I’ve been making my own undies, something I never thought I would do, since we tested the Waratah Undies & Period Undies for Muna and Broad in November 2019! In… Continue reading Perfecting my undies

Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #49

There’s 2 free patterns included in the roundup this week! couple of new patterns included in the roundup this week. The list of patterns over a 60″ hip and patterns over a 70″ hip have their own pages, which should make them easier to find! Number 1, Waikerie Dress Expansion The Waikerie Dress Expansion from… Continue reading Sunday Plus-Size Pattern Roundup #49

MMMayFat2021

As part of MMMay in 2019 and 2020, I’ve set various goals for myself- this year, I’m wondering what I can do to challenge myself! Last year to celebrate MMMay I founded FatSewing.Club (and the @fatsewing.club instagram account) where I could share fat makers sharing under the MMMayPlus hashtag, which I had kick-started the year… Continue reading MMMayFat2021