Archive | December, 2011

Why is the Minoru Jacket Pattern Not Suitable for Plaid Fabric?

By on December 5, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

On the envelope back of the Minoru Jacket pattern, it says ‘Not suitable for Plaids and Stripes.’ And of course, most of us who sew like to bend the rules. People have already asked me ‘but why? I love plaid! Why can’t I make it in plaid?’ A lot of the time patterns will say [...]

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Lauren’s Minoru Jacket

By on December 2, 2011 in Patterns

Happy Friday! Today I have another awesome pattern tester’s Minoru Jacket to share with you. You may have already seen Lauren from Lladybird’s white Minoru jacket, but in case you haven’t, here it is! Click to check out Lauren’s blog post on pattern testing, and see about twenty more photos of her jacket from all [...]

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Online Fabric Shopping: The Big List!

By on December 1, 2011 in Fabrics, Online Resources

Wow! What an amazing response to yesterday’s post on where to buy fabric online. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. It’s much better when you can buy with confidence, knowing other people have had great experiences with an online fabric shop. I like to know when I’m going to get excellent fabrics and excellent [...]

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