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I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the technique that I had envisioned in my mind of curvilinear spirals came together under the needle.

I woke up this morning and decided that I want my navy tunic to be ready by this afternoon. I raided someone's closet and took a too small (for him) shirt and a remnant of fabric and cut and placed the puzzle pieces together on the table. The shirt was too short so I had to be creative.

Just the bit of color that I needed to create a teal button necklace

I was left with the option of making pockets set in the seams but I wanted large pockets. So i looked at my sweatshirts and came up with the idea of sewing my version of "kangaroo pockets". I was told yesterday in one of the facebook groups that this wasn't really a kangaroo pocket as that is one piece and not 2 so, I am a creative. and can call it whatever I want to.

My finished tunic - part 6. I decided to make a second one as well, a sleeveless version, lined with buttons and kangaroo pockets for a casual comfortable feel.

Topstitching - 4. I have constructed the patchwork fabric pattern pieces. And now have to top stitch to secure them all in place. I will be washing the tunic of course, but will do so on a low temperature non-agitating wash as I don't want the pieces to fray.

Now that I have the pattern I want to see the tunic finished! I am doing it very systematically. I chose to begin working with the center front and center back panels. I will first piece all of them. I am creating all the pieces with mosaic patchwork and will then heavily overquilt all the pieces. I will have to choose some music while I do this as it is quite repetitive.

Yesterday I was deliberating between a tunic and a coat. Using the mosaic patchwork technique to create fabric, creates a relatively stiff fabric. The fabric is strong and warm but I wanted pockets and sleeves and I solved the dilemma - 2.

Every time I create with small pieces I wonder how I can work so small and then I work with even smaller piece

I am working on a new tutorial for fabric buttons. Everytime I create I work on a number of different projects in parallel I looked at...

This is what I was busy with this morning I had gifted the neighbour 2 small sewing machines, actually mini ones for her small children to play with. Neither of them worked, so I told her to bring them over this morning for a check up and I would make sure that even the small ones sew..

I love it when students come over and tell me what they are going to be doing in the lesson.I have a lesson plan in place before they...

I have been working on a new tutorial for a while. I call it An Interchangeable Landscape and different from my other tutorials I will be...

This week when she came over the original plan was to complete her wave landscape piece with the floral fabrics that she had chosen last...

I have spent the last 2 weeks going through boxes and mounds or rather hills of fabric that I have collected over the years. Why do I...

She came this morning to finish her wave landscape patchwork with the florals that she chose last week. Her floral selection This is one...

We run sewing workshops where we teach sewing from scratch from children up to adults. All of the materials used in the sewing studio are upcycled and remnants from other projects. Nothing gets thrown away, even the smallest of pieces are used so the result is Zero Waste.

He came by yesterday morning and asked to be allowed to finish his landscape as he wanted to gift it over the holidays. These are the...

Last week I ran a landscape patchwork class with children. I provide the fabrics and they have to be creative with what they are given....

She came to class and told me that this time she is going to sew a landscape piece all by herself, I am only allowed to explain how to do...