I can only go so long before I need a project that will require a whole lot of hand stitching. I made a stencil of this Alabama...

Summer is here and work has finished so it’s time to do some slow sewing, sit in my deckchair in the garden and hand stitch some new Alabama Chanins. For my birthday in June I received the la…

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Storm blue, twilight, black, navy, slate ~ this color palette spoke to me. I knew it would make a lovely, versatile garment; and I liked the idea of a new, longer skirt. I'm fairly short, so the mid-length skirt pattern from Alabama Chanin was perfect for a warmer, winter skirt in these most delicious colors. Earlier this year I set about making up seven "kits" to keep me stitching through the year and into 2019. You can read more about that here. I used Alabama Chanin 100% organic domestic…

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Alabama Chanin fitted t-shirt in a size XXL, white over sand, in Anna's Garden stencil. Here's the outside and inside of just the embellished portion. An close-up, detail shot of the beautiful Anna's Garden stencil pattern. After stitching the shoulder seam on each side, I then attach the sleeve. Once the upper sleeve is stitched, then pin and stitch from the tip of the sleeve, all along the sleeve, under the arm, and down through the side seam, all the way to the hem. I chose to fell or…