Patternmaking for the Second Chance Design Challenge I have found that many of my designs have unanswered questions that I am eager to answer during the patternmaking stage of the challenge. I often wonder how my pattern manipulations will affect the fit and the look of the garment. But this unknown is part of why I […]
Accessories Design Challenge with A Pop of Red
Duelling Designs First Collaboration As I mentioned in the brief for the Second Chance Design Challenge, this month I would be collaborating with the talented blogger Emily from A Pop of Red. I met Emily at the BConnected blogging Conference and loved her DIY necklace. I thought it would be lovely to invite her to work […]
Second Chance Design Challenge
Second Chance Design Challenge I have really enjoyed my first year of blogging. My favourite part of each month’s design challenges is the interaction I have with readers of the blog, followers on social media and viewers on my live broadcasts on Periscope. Each month I post two illustrations of garments on the Duelling […]
Zero Waste Design and Patternmaking
As I have mentioned before, I love patternmaking. I love how taking a 2D illustration and creating a pattern that will be worn on a 3D body is a puzzle for my brain. Zero Waste designing by its nature offers the similar type of challenge for my little grey cells and cuts down on the […]
Zero Waste Fashion Design Challenge
Zero Waste Not Zero Waist When I first discussed my inspiration for this month’s challenge to my co-host Alethia and the viewers on That Sewing Blab, there was a little confusion. Viewers thought that Zero Waste was Zero Waist. I had no idea of the confusion until Alethia enlightened me. I think I was so […]
The Not So Impossible Design Challenge
My original inspirations for this month’s design challenge were so different that I was worried I would not be able to create a garment that would compliment both pieces. My European villa cardigan with its bright colours and the graphic t-shirt seemed like opposites. This is why I called the challenge the semi-impossible design challenge. I […]
Frakenpattern Skirt
I had a lot of fun working on the patterns for this month’s design brief. Part of the thrill of each design challenge is not knowing if you will be able to create a pattern that is similar to the original illustration. I am thrilled to say that think I nailed this challenge from design […]
Voting for the Semi-Impossible Design Challenge
Update: Design 2 was this month’s winner! I called this challenge the Semi-Impossible Design Challenge because I could not picture what I could design that would do these two statement pieces justice. Black jeans or a pencil skirt? There is navy but not black in the sweater, and the t-shirt would look boring. I could […]
Design Brief for the Semi-Impossible Design Challenge
The departure of wool sweaters and trousers from my wardrobe signal a return to the longer warmer days of spring and summer. Out come the floatier fabrics that shy away from, the darker tones of winter and that seem to dance towards brighter lighter colours and more vibrant and alive prints. Ahhhhh, spring I have […]
Photo Shoot for BConnected Conference Outfit
BConnected Conference Challenge Recap I like to be upfront on how the challenges turn out each month. I discuss the things that I learned from designing the outfit through to the photo shoot. Part of my learning process each month is reviewing the challenges I faced, studying the things that went wrong and trying to […]
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