by GillyMac | Jan 19, 2022 | blog, Designing, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
Throughout this year, I will be sharing the colour palette for each Season. These will be the seasonal palettes as I see them. I will also be creating a secondary palette using my garden which has been an incredible source of inspiration over the past eighteen months....
by GillyMac | Jan 12, 2022 | blog, general, Sewing Made Simple
Over the past couple of months, I have enjoyed experimenting with a Wing Needle. Let me share with you what I have learnt. What is A Wing Needle? At a 100/16, a Wing needle is a larger needle that we typically use for everyday sewing. Its shape is similar to a...
by GillyMac | Jan 5, 2022 | blog, Patchwork, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
Of the many things I made in 2021, this table runner is my favourite. Apart from many other qualities, it is an exercise in achieving perfect points. This runner and the accompanying Snowy Days Quilt were the projects in last Autumn’s Virtual Retreat; however,...
by GillyMac | Sep 1, 2021 | Beginners, blog, Dressmaking, free, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This course builds week on week and if you join later you can still access all the classes as long as you are a current subscriber to GillyMac Designs Newsletter. The course outline is as follows (we are now in Week 2) Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern...
by GillyMac | Aug 25, 2021 | Beginners, blog, Dressmaking, free, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This course builds week on week and if you join later you can still access all the classes as long as you are a current subscriber to GillyMac Designs Newsletter. The course outline is as follows (we are now in Week 2) Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern...
by GillyMac | Aug 18, 2021 | Classes, Dressmaking, free, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This course builds week on week and if you join later you can still access all the classes as long as you are a current subscriber to GillyMac Designs Newsletter. The course outline is as follows (we are now in Week 2) Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern...
by GillyMac | Aug 11, 2021 | Beginners, Dressmaking, free, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This course builds week on week and if you join later you can still access all the classes as long as you are a current subscriber to GillyMac Designs Newsletter. The course outline is as follows (we are now in Week 2) Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern...
by GillyMac | Aug 4, 2021 | Beginners, Dressmaking, free, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This course builds week on week and if you join later you can still access all the classes as long as you are a current subscriber to GillyMac Designs Newsletter. The course outline is as follows (we are now in Week 2) Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern...
by GillyMac | Jul 27, 2021 | blog, Classes, Dressmaking, free, general, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
This week we are starting the first week of our online beginner’s garment making course. The course outline is as follows Week 1 – (28th July) Understanding the pattern sleeve, measuring yourself and selecting the correct size. Week 2 – (4th August) Choosing the...
by GillyMac | Jul 21, 2021 | Beginners, blog, Dressmaking, free, general, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial
Whilst the majority of the sewing I do is patchwork and quilting, I love to make clothes. The skills are very broadly the same, but the sewing terms used are very different. I find that sewing garments are often simpler than patchwork and quilting. However, getting to...
