There’s nothing like a bit of pressure to kick your sewing self into gear. My always rad roller derby league hosted a fundraising trivia competition last night with a cult films and pop culture theme. The best bit? Costumes! The worst bit? My tiny walnut sized brain which forgot about this until a few days…
Simplicity
Amanda vs Belladone
When it’s time to meet up with a bunch of rad lady sewing bloggers there are a number of concerns to be had: What if they realise I’m a twitchy anxious person with a tendency to talk to much? Am I fast enough to dodge a group of bargain hungry sewists on the way to…
Amanda vs The Hollyburn Skirt
They always say that a good crafter should not blame their tools but themselves if something goes awry. Well here’s the rub- I’m not a good crafter, I’m a sassy one. So when my first attempt at making a Hollyburn skirt failed epically I so blamed the corduroy that I used as a the problem….
Amanda + Sureau = luuuurve!
When I did French lessons I really loved it when my teacher would say my name in her gorgeous accent and make me feel like a movie star. I would immediately imagine I was kicking it back at some rad chateaux with my Parisian fiance Pierre (bonus point for using a French word!) who would…
