I used to not think of myself as a shorts person as most RTW shorts don’t really fit me well. As a short person I struggled finding shorts with the right length and width for my leg type. Instead I…
I used to not think of myself as a shorts person as most RTW shorts don’t really fit me well. As a short person I struggled finding shorts with the right length and width for my leg type. Instead I…
If you read about my week in sewing you know that it was dedicated to draft and make a pair of great fitting workout shorts, I had a pretty extensive checklist: side pockets rather than a back pocket for things…
I often air my sewing woes on this blog. Because not everything is fine and dandy in the sewing world over here at The Last Stitch. But with my new Anita jeans from Burdastyle I can’t come up with a…
Pheew! The Cora leggings from Jalie turned out to be a handful. Not because they were complicated to make (they are not!). But I have never encountered such a tight waist in any pattern before and my bad that I…
I do think clothes can be transformative and this dress makes me feel way more glamours than my actual real life is. In fact this dress reminds me of the period pieces in English tv-series such has Downtown Abbey, Brideshead…
What to do when you want to make garments primarily from your fabric stash but only have a small piece of corduroy to work with? Well the answer could be making a mini skirt, at least that was the conclusion…
I’ve probably said it a million times before, but I really love Wendy Mullen’s Sew U Home Stretch book. I’ve been more than happy with all the patterns I’ve used from this book and I think the technical illustrations are…
As I’ve probably talked about a zillion times before, I’m a sucker for knit patterns that has some kind of innovative design twists (and that includes twist tops!). So when I saw this Burdastyle sweater pattern I was instantly smitten. It…
It’s still a long way to summer where I live, but one can always dream, right? I did these Burdastyle shorts two summers ago and they quickly became my most worn pair. I can’t quite explain why I love these…
After my mega fail with the ever growing fabric, I was actually hesitant attempting this top again, despite working with fabric that I’ve used before and I know won’t grow. Also the pattern is super simple, so really my fears…
Last year I began an experiment making more diverse styles of workout leggings. One of the first projects was this Kwik-Sew hack. The pattern is from their book Swim and Action Wear book, which I love for the instructions, but…