Minamo statement dress pattern hack by Rumana – the Little Pomegranate
The Sewist! Do you know Rumana from The Little Pomegranate? If you don’t, let me tell you, she is a sewing super-star! Rumana was a quarter finalist in the popular UK TV show The Great British Sewing Bee, and she inspires sewists around the globe with her...
New Home Dress by Emi – Just Add Fabric
That dress! The moment I saw this dress I gasped in delight. I met Emi from Just Add Fabric less than a year ago here in Tokyo and I was so excited when I found out she was a fellow sewing addict and fabric lover! When I was looking for ways to celebrate the launch of...
Hide and Seek Tinny Dress by My Petite Sophie
The combination of a pattern from An of Straightgrain and a dress made by Polly from My Petite Sophie has me doing happy dances all over the place! THE PATTERN: I first came across An’s beautiful patterns years before I even dipped my toes into the world of Instagram....
Paint Serpentine Hat by Kylie and the Machine
The Fabric The ‘Paint’ print by Mannine is the newest fabric in store at Indy Bindy! The latest characters from the ‘Lesson’ series, brought to life by designer Manri Kishimoto, feature atop a classic navy background and beautiful bright...
Kabuki Tee (take two!) and the Arielle Skirt
It was my husband’s birthday this week so we took the day off. Do you do that? I think wagging (as we say in Australia – playing hooky or cutting, if you’re from anywhere else!) is such a lovely luxury, even as an adult! Anyway, we spent part of the...
Banana Stand Pants by Katie Kortman
Katie, if you know her, is a lover of colour! She is an artist and a sewist and just brings the best energy to everything she does. So I was over the moon when she said she want to make the new Palisade Pants by Papercut Patterns in our Banana Stand Pink fabric!! This...
Getting Festive – Christmas decorating for fabric lovers!
Tell me, what does your scrap bag or box look like? For me, it’s both a bag and a box full of offcuts just waiting for the perfect scrap buster project. Whether you are a garment sewist, quilter or bag maker – every sewist I know has a scrap stash! So...
Mixed Prints
Mixed prints was a major trend seen on the Spring 2018 runways. They popped up in stripes at Louis Vuitton, different sized checks at Hermes and mixed bouquets of florals were everywhere from Valentino to Peter Pilotto! I took inspiration from the trend and made this...
Modern Romance
The Spring 2018 runways put on a show that Jane Austen herself would have been proud of! Modern Romance was the heroine this season, realised in corseted waists, billowy sleeves, and, of course romantic florals. The romance factor was defined by lace at Valentino, in...
Jumpsuits
I saw a friend in a gorgeous printed jumpsuit the other day and it inspired me to make one for the warm weather ahead. They are perfect for running after little ones and right on trend too! Jumpsuits were seen in so many iterations on the Spring 2018 runways –...
Plaid, Checks and Tartan
Plaid, checks and tartan. How do you wear them? They’re not my go-to style (I get high school flash backs!) but there were SO many variations on the Spring 2018 runways that there is absolutely something for everyone! From the mashups reminiscent of Clueless...
