At some point in late 2015, a darling colleague β Kylie from Little Moo Designs to be exact β and I came up with this crazy idea of planning and running a Bag Fanatics Retreat here in Australia. There has never been a sewing retreat specifically for bags in Australia before so we pondered (albeit […]
I’ve noticed a couple of people stalling at step 14 (page 8) of the Adventure Time Backpack pattern… Expressions such as ‘what on earth?!’, ‘HUH??’, ‘I don’t GET this!!’, and probably some even more incriminating profanities, have most likely been uttered at this point in the pattern. I’d also be willing to bet a few […]
The time came to create something curvyβ¦ It seems I was going through a bit of a βcurved bagsβ phase (and possibly still am!), and knew I wanted to design a tote that was deliciously curvy, yet still practical and eye catching. Enter the Roll With It Tote! The pattern has two sizes, allowing you […]
With the enormous success of Stand Up Swap 2016 earlier this year, Lisa and I had no choice but to organise an even more awesome swap for the second half of the year. Introducing the Carry All Flexi Clutch Swap 2016!!! What is the Carry All Flexi Clutch Swap 2016? This is a casual, fun […]
Earlier this year I was approached by the very lovely Karis from CloBird Designs to see if I would be interested in joining her new little adventure into bi-monthly subscription bags, aptly named Club CloBird. Of course I said yes β what an opportunity and gosh I felt so very honoured to be approached! After […]
We made it!!! Our hard work has paid off and we have finally reached the last day of the Adventure Time Backpack Sew Along. Today we will be joining the lining to the outer bag to complete our awesome backpacks. To recap on where we at, visit the previous blog posts: Day Five: Creating the […]
Welcome to day five of the Adventure Time Backpack Sew Along. We have completed our outer bag and can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel (Hooray!!!). Today we will be assembling the lining. It’s a relatively simple task and uses many of the techniques you have already encountered. To recap on […]