tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176738462024-03-14T03:24:24.502+11:00JorthWelcome to the wonderful world of Jorth!Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.comBlogger982125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-89477826085093780772022-11-01T13:13:00.003+11:002022-11-01T13:13:45.415+11:00The Kawaii Crop Top Oh hi friends! It's been a while! But I'm back, and with a cute knitted top to boot!Meet the Kawaii Crop Top! This pattern, by Sachi.Ko, was the most quick and fun knit I've done in ages!It took 3.7 balls of Gossypium Cotton Tweed 8 ply to make, and I am loving the adorable ruffle feature.Pretty happy with how this top turned out! I did, however, make a few modifications: - I didn't Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-45169856404693072602021-10-25T11:55:00.000+11:002021-10-25T11:55:34.295+11:00Cute new summer pjs! Did somebody say super cute summer pjs? Cos I've got a pair right here for ya!These were made using the Gia bias cut camisole pattern, and shorts from Butterick 6882. You can read all about them over at my post on Minerva.com!Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-57591951548805966112021-10-04T14:46:00.001+11:002021-10-04T14:46:28.470+11:00My Vogue 8766 LBD!I'm not usually a fan of black, but when this divine black beaded and sequinned lace from Minerva whispered my name and said "You know you wanna... let's make this LBD happen, lady!", then who was I to resist?Read all the deets over at Minerva.com! Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-47664194392830346972021-08-25T12:58:00.002+10:002021-08-25T12:58:55.213+10:00My first socks!I always thought socks were hard. You know, like the Mount Everest of knitting - only for that secret club of super talented knitters. Turns out I was wrong, wrong, wrong - if you have a handful of basic techniques mastered, like Magic Loop and Judy's Magic Cast On, then knitting socks is a breeze!These were such a fun and easy knit that I am already casting about for my next sock project. Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-60594807122219980392021-08-23T13:46:00.000+10:002021-08-23T13:46:21.559+10:00Gia bias cut silk slipI made myself a silk slip and I love it!Read all the details over on Minerva.com - I reckon I might need to make the cami version of this soon!Pattern is by the Gia slip dress by Capsule Patterns.Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-70361034061696412212021-08-04T14:56:00.002+10:002021-08-04T14:56:45.821+10:00McCalls 7833 Pssst! Want to know more about this super glam and cool dress? Then pop on over to Minerva.com to read all about it! Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-7379573174511008662021-08-02T14:44:00.001+10:002021-08-02T14:44:32.533+10:00Simplicity 8803 PJsHi folks! I made some supercute pjs, and just wanted to share a few pics! You can read all about them on my post over at Minerva - they are the most fun jimmie jams I think I've ever had in my life!Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-46805330794121863302021-05-31T15:38:00.002+10:002021-05-31T15:38:21.051+10:00McCalls 7834 shirtdressHey guys! As part of the Minerva Brand Ambassador program I was gifted this glorious Liberty Wiltshire linen/cotton blend, so I made it up into a McCalls 7834 shirtdress. Read all about it here! xx Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-61818762596368372772021-05-10T11:18:00.001+10:002021-05-10T11:18:20.753+10:00McCalls's 7351 Shirtdress It was the hem that got me in the end. I tried and tried to resist, but seriously - who could say no to a fitted shirtdress with an incredible handkerchief hem? Not this sewist, that's for sure!And also: tabbed rolled up sleeves. I am an inveterate sleeve roller-upperer, and am never going to change, so this feature wasn't so much calling my name as screaming it nonstop in my earJorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-10635222508732245572021-05-03T10:45:00.003+10:002021-05-03T10:45:44.945+10:00StyleArc Hattie Woven DressUp until now, I have never had the pleasure of making a StyleArc pattern up, and for the life of me I cannot figure out why. But now the cherry has been popped I shall be coming back and making more and more and more, because this pattern was brilliant!I will be honest - StyleArc patterns don't have a nice little technical drawing showing you exactly what you need to do every step of the way, so Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-4105974727021749682021-04-01T10:52:00.002+11:002021-04-01T10:52:47.716+11:00Pink and Red Gingham Dress Toot toot! Look who has finally boarded the gingham dress train! 😀And seriously, how could I resist? Pink and red, in different sized checks? I'M BUYING A TICKET!The fabric for this dress was pretty awesome - it comes in panels of large checks then small checks. I took advantage of this to make the bodice in the smaller checks and the skirt in the larger ones, to create a vivid graphic Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-88659130012232488862021-03-28T15:27:00.001+11:002021-03-28T15:27:50.016+11:00Pattern hack: McCalls 7937It's springtime in Paris! Ah, who am I kidding - it's actually autumn in Melbourne, and I don't think I'll be getting to Paris anytime soon, what with things being how they are (cough corona cough), but a girl can dream, and if I try hard enough I can make that super cute awning in the background FEEL like Paris.Right?Anyway, you sure don't need to be in the fashion capital of the world to Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-17702105227644740632020-11-30T12:57:00.003+11:002020-11-30T12:57:42.947+11:00Butterick 6323 Hi folks!Just popping in very quickly to share a project I made for Minerva - this beautiful Butterick 6323 one shouldered dress. Yes, of course I made it in red! The fabric is a cotton sateen that was a dream to work with - you can read all about it on my Minerva page!x LeislJorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-89072133048858744672020-09-21T15:10:00.003+10:002020-09-21T15:10:48.029+10:00Simplicity 8130Long time readers of this blog will remember how much sewing I used to do for my girl. Pretty much everything she wore was made by me! But as the years went on she eschewed my sewing efforts, and was content in RTW tees and denim shorts.So you can imagine how thrilled I was when she requested I sew her a top. No matter that it had to be exactly the same as the one on the pattern envelope - I was Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-65150034085645635502020-09-13T17:00:00.037+10:002020-09-13T17:09:33.280+10:00McCalls 7752 Green Dress2020 has been one heck of a crazy year, but at least it has delivered on the green dress front!I made this sweet baby using McCalls 7752 bodice, then attached a circle skirt. I am so loving this bodice - it fits like a dream, and is so versatile. Bookmark it kids, because you'll be seeing it over and over again!The fabric is a thick cotton jacquard I picked up from The Fabric Store ages ago. I Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-84777985749878206282020-09-03T16:47:00.006+10:002020-09-03T17:19:27.628+10:00The crazy sequin lockdown dressI think I have corona-fever. Not the actual corona virus itself - thank goodness for that - but a weird form of cabinesque fever, induced by corona enforced restrictions, curfews and general worries and malaise. Because that is the only reason why I can fathom that my addled brain thought it would be a genius idea to make a crazy sequinned dress in the middle of a frigging global pandemic!To be Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-3728365444975242412020-07-17T14:14:00.000+10:002020-07-17T14:14:23.251+10:00Sassy red Vogue 8949Sometimes, it all falls to pieces. You buy the beautiful fabric in London, drag it all the way home to Melbourne with you, let it sit in the stash for 2 years, then when you cut out the dress you have decided on, you balls it up and forget to cut 4 pieces, and instead cut 2.
Yep! I can be THAT stupid sometimes!
Thankfully, I have a golden rule: Never fart on Mum. I also have a good rule for Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-62714599447083117792020-07-15T18:29:00.003+10:002020-07-15T18:31:35.366+10:00Burda Style 6252 Corduroy SkirtI always get terribly excited when Tyger comes up to me and says "Mum, can you sew me something?"
Here it is!, I think - my chance to fashion her into my own image, so I readily agree.
"What's it to be, kiddo?" I enquire in a casual tone, lest I betray the excitement making my heart beat so.
"A skirt, I think", she says.
Vision of skirt-based extravaganzas fill my mind. "Rightio! Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-26213622414697299112020-07-05T16:56:00.003+10:002020-07-05T16:56:35.293+10:00Vogue 9076There is so much I love about this dress! Where do I even begin?
Let's start with the 1940s shirt dress vibe. I'm totally crushing into this style - you should see how many 1940s vintage shirt dresses I have pinned on Pinterest! This pattern captures that style perfectly - feminine, sweet, yet practical enough to do a days work in it and then look fancy for cocktails afterwards. Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-50101218422117285192020-04-14T10:31:00.000+10:002020-04-14T10:31:32.396+10:00Vintage Vogue S-4957
In times such as this, it pays to have a brand new dress in the wardrobe. Admittedly, it can't be worn out and shown off (damn you, stupid corona virus!), and it may be quite some time before it can be taken out for a twirl on a dance floor, but having a freshly made, gorgeous vintage dress in the perfect shade of green in awfully good for moral - and frankly, we all need all the boosts weJorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-4041874606843014492020-04-01T17:33:00.001+11:002020-04-01T17:33:15.394+11:00Birdie cardiganIt's fuchsia! It's got sweet mini eyelets! It's perfect for layering over cardigans! It's my new favourite cardigan - Birdie!
I am VERY happy with how this turned out, and can't stop gazing at the magnificent colour! The pattern is by Louisa Harding's knitwear label, Yarntelier and as per usual this wonderfully talented designer has come up with the goods. Sweet, feminine, yetJorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-30057234556684645332020-02-21T10:32:00.000+11:002020-02-21T10:32:02.987+11:00McCalls 7922 - The Super Fuchsia DressThis, my friends, is a tale of what happens when you fall completely and utterly in love with a fabric, and use it despite the fact that it might not be the most suitable candidate for a pattern.
At first glance all seems well in the Jorth world of sewing, right? The dress fits, the knot feature is pretty amazing, and boy - does that colour pop! But scratch a little beneath the surface,Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-60946151206174077582020-02-16T14:00:00.004+11:002020-02-16T14:00:42.190+11:00Vogue 8184 - The Furry Version!When life hands you a remnant piece of fabric (that, incidentally, you have been eyeing off in the store for ages, and were kicking yourself for not buying when you originally saw it), and aforementioned piece is only 1 metre long, what is one to do? That's right - make a trusty Vogue 8184 out of the bad boy pronto!
Seriously - if anybody else knows of super cute dress Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-59663907782636562912020-02-05T12:44:00.003+11:002020-02-05T13:23:36.087+11:00Frocktails 2019 dress aka The Christmas Tree DressI love Christmas. No seriously - I FREAKING LOVE CHRISTMAS! My favourite movie is White Christmas, my favourite smell is the needles of a real Christmas tree, and don't even get my started on plum pudding with custard. So when I saw fabric online that magically combined brocade with green tinsel, I realised my dream of dressing like an actual Christmas decoration could finally come true!
Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17673846.post-51595072429163929772019-11-08T16:12:00.000+11:002019-11-08T16:12:14.283+11:00Pattern mashup! McCalls 7720 and 7835I've gone rogue. Off piste. Taken the road less travelled. Headed off the beaten track. That's right - I've become that person... the pattern masher upper!
And why not, says I. Sometimes the bodice is perfect, but the skirt not so much. Or vice versa. And that indeed was the case for this dress. I was making an outfit to wear to the races, and race wear is a devilishly trick beast to define. Jorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263908192771903161noreply@blogger.com5