I would like to introduce you to the Classic Carryall Handbag & Tote pattern – the first pattern in the new Andrie Designs Classic Collection. The Classic Collection will be an ongoing collection of patterns designed to be simple and quick to construct, yet effective and classic in design. They will be patterns designed for […]
Welcome to another blog post and my gosh have I got an AMAZING pattern hack for you today!!! This hack is something many of you have asked for and, thanks to the super talent that is Aimee from The Little Bird Designs, it is now brought to life in a step by step tutorial so […]
At some point in late 2015, a darling colleague – Kylie from Little Moo Designs to be exact – 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 […]
The time came to create something curvy… It seems I was going through a bit of a ‘curved bags’ 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 […]
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 – what an opportunity and gosh I felt so very honoured to be approached! After […]
For quite a while I had wanted to design a backpack pattern. Not just any backpack pattern either mind you, but one that accommodated almost everyone (so it needed multiple sizes), had many pocket options, and also had some awesome little features that really made it stand out from the rest. With piping, a main […]
With the increasing number of beautiful feature fabrics on the market, I felt it was time to add a pattern to my range that enabled one to show off these feature fabrics. I wanted it to have a small amount of piecing, but not so much that it overtook the chosen centrepiece for the outer […]