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Once upon a time (back in 2004) there was a girl who occasionally embroidered and sewed quilts. She had yet to learn of the excitement of sewing soft toys and clothes and joked that she could only sew flat things.
Anyhow when she bought her first sewing machine, she didn’t want to spend much money and bought the cheapest machine she could. She didn’t have a lot of confidence in her sewing skills and was taught to use the machine by her husband (the son of a seamstress).
Years passed and her confidence grew and she began to sew pretty great stuff, and for longer and longer periods. Suddenly the little machine that could began to rebel at days involving 5-6 hours plus of sewing. Strange things started to happen, stitches were dropped and one day the little machine that could… couldn’t. Her husband was able to get it working again but the machine was now extra temperamental.
And so the hunt began for the replacement….
Rachel
On the weekend I made some shorts for Hamish from the Make it Perfect Little Explorer pattern. I was inspired after seeing Samantha’s efforts, and it was particularly opportune as I was able to borrowed the pattern from a friend. Overall a great pattern for a beginner. I’m going to make some for Cadel too but I think I might make a few changes, also Dan is insistent that the boys don’t wear identical clothes, which is such a shame as I love the Traffic Jam trim and have a fair bit of it left.
Rachel
I finished my denim skirt yesterday and am thrilled with how it turned out. 
I used McCall’s M5430 which claims to be a one hour skirt, though I’d have to say it took me a bit more than an hour. Overall I’d say it was a good pattern especially for a beginner, like myself. My only complaint was that the pattern instructs you to hem it prior to putting the waistband on, and then once I’d tried it on I had to hem it again. I used denim purchased from a fabric shop in Marrickville and top-stitched the pockets and waistband with red thread. The pictures just don’t do it justice, hmm and perhaps I should have ironed it.
Rachel
