2013 - A Year of Creative Workshops

2013 was the busiest year I've ever had

every Term was fully booked 

with a mix of new & familiar faces

 where new project ideas were thrown amongst the familiar favourites 

the year started with 

 our 3rd Busselton Sewing Sleepover 

which interestingly 

was the only time during the year I travelled further than the front gates 

to share my knowledge & skills 

all the magic happened here

The Sew Outside the Lines™ Patterns 

were a big hit this year

with many participants creating more than one 

Splice Skirt

Piece of Cake

Change of Heart 

and the projects from the Basics & Beyond pattern package being no exception 

with many often adding signature details to their finished pieces

1. Zebra Cake, 2. Lined Change of Heart, 3. Protea & Stripes, 4. Dots & Spots, 5. Ribbon Denim & Aqua, 6. Firecracker Skirt, 

7. Pretty, 8. Lemon Meringue, 9. Tea Towel Frock, 10. Pretty Piece of Cake, 11. Brave Days, 12. Winter Berry, 

13. KAPOW!, 14. Colour & Pattern, 15. Vintage Florals, 16. Circles, 17. Shimmer Splice, 18. Crepe Splice, 

19. Velvety, 20. Heart Skirts, 21. Heart Skirts, 22. Fans, 23. Birds & Trees, 24. Waffle Spots, 

25. T Pot Skirt, 26. Change of Heart, 27. Belt Bag, 28. Cushions, 29. Top & Frock, 30. Peachy Quilt, 

31. Man Bag, 32. PJ's, 33. Sally & Liza, 34. Covered, 35. Best Friends, 36. Owl Cushion

there were many REinvented Wardrobes created 

and

added to during the year

1. Collared, 2. Collared, 3. Tea Dyed Tie, 4. Shimmer, 5. Forest, 6. Flaming, 

7. Zipped, 8. Lacey Bib, 9. Red Wrap & Frippery Love, 10. Tied Wrap, 11. Velvet Wrap, 12. Blanky Wrap, 

13. Frippery Tray, 14. Skirt Top, 15. Fishermen Frock, 16. T-shirt & Tie Skirt, 17. Beach Coat, 18. Fancy Frock, 

19. Tea Towel Tunic, 20. Tunic REfashion, 21. Wrap T, 22. Top REfashion, 23. Sripes & Layers, 24. Doily Jacket, 

25. Apron Frock, 26. Kimono REinvent, 27. Dyed, 28. Brons Slip, 29. 2-1, 30. Cirque, 

31. Jumpigan, 32. Fisherman Frock, 33. Cupids Jacket, 34. Apron Wrap, 35. Frog Wrap, 36. First Frock

and on occasion some of us opted for a more conventional approach to up-dating our wardrobes

by enjoying the benefits that commercial patterns have to offer

or by taking the time to create & adapt our own patterns

1. Tea Frocks, 2. Festive Frock, 3. Simplicity, 4. Tea Frock, 5. Butterick, 6. Vogue, 

7. Brocade Bedspread, 8. Hippy Party, 9. Curtain Jacket, 10. For a Friend, 11. Tweed & Lace, 12. Vogue, 

13. Be.S.T Frock, 14. Paua Top, 15. Flecky Busso Shirt, 16. Apron Wrap, 17. Kates Knickers, 18. Charles Rack, 

19. Libery Peacock Pincushion, 20. Persistence Pays Off Vest, 21. Colette Pants, 22. Paper Bag Skirt, 23. Mrs Woo, 24. Liberty Frock, 

25. Interpret, 26. Georgie Girl, 27. First Frock, 28. James Dean JKT, 29. Taking Liberties, 30. Red Dress, 

31. Jeanette & Collette, 32. Denim Vest, 33. Bouquet, 34. Rich Red, 35. Tartan36. Roses Jigsaw Jkt

and then there's the people

1. Bowl of Goodies, 2. Group Ties, 3. Pattern-making, 4. Rebs Corner, 5. Company, 6. O'locker & Iron, 

7. Thursday & Friday Girls, 8. Finished, 9. Preparing, 10. Finished, 11. Creating, 12. Cornflowers, 

13. Cutting, 14. REinventors, 15. Pop Frock Fun, 16. Kate, 17. Button Cupcakes, 18. Full, 

19. The For-Sale-Fabric Cupboard, 20. Jigsaw Jacket Explosion, 21. Pene, 22. Best Friends, 23. Making, 24. Splice REinvent, 

25. Last Day, 26. Quiet Time, 27. Op Shopping, 28. Crochet, 29. Splice Girls, 30. Eating Cake, 

31. Bree, 32. REinventing Easter, 33. Companion, 34. Cutting, 35. Fleur & Rosie, 36. Frangapani Cupcakes

the wonderful people

who have graced the Studio & me with their presence

the smiling faces belong to

the warmest, funniest, sometimes saddest, always entertaining, most caring, courageous & creative individuals it has been my priviledge to share time & space with...

thankyou for another exciting year

and thankyou also 

to those of you who visit the Blog  regularly

 to share what we get up to

some names I know & others are but numbers in my stats

either way your presence is also very appreciated

I'd be talking to myself it wasn't for you...

I'll leave you with these words

to mark the beginning of a 

New Year

because they're perfectly true.

 x

  

Look what they REinvented!

Here's a snippet of the REinventions some of the girls created during the Term 2

 REinventing Workshops at the Studio.

A few have been sewing with me for a while

and others arrived brand new & bewildered....

we laughed, we cried, we laughed 'til we cried

and if the crime squad would like to get in touch we think we might have solved a few outstanding murders.

Most significantly everyone that walked through the Studios doors in May

left here 8wks later a more enriched, empowered & enthusiastic

creative them.

1. Candy Cardy, 2. Bunnies, 3. Jumper Wrap, 4. Pants Skirt, 5. Chequered Pinny,
6. Printed Lace, 7. Stand ya Ground 'Shattered' Skirt, 8. Denim REinvention, 9. Denim REinvention, 10. Commenting,
11. Mosaic Dress, 12. Denim Skirt, 13. Carols Cardet, 14. Red & Green, 15. Candifloss Cardy,
 16. Friends, 17. T-Shirt & Jumper Tunic, 18. The Kate Cardet, 19. Jacket & Pants Skirt,20. Fisherman Pants Tunic,
21. Spliced Denim Skirt, 22. Spliced Denim Skirt, 23. Collar, 24. Shirt Pinny, 25. Tartan Bullet Dress

With nearly everyone booking back in 

there's only 4 spots available for the entire year 

which means I'm going to have to get creative myself and come up with some more creating options.

Pink & Green should be seen - Day 13 Blogtoberfest

1. , 2. So Many Ruffles to Love..., 3. SOLD !!!! Finished Side Table Top, 4. Pink Victorian house, 5. Untitled, 
6. patchwork blanket, 7. IMG_0085, 8. Pink rainbow cat, 9. Quilts & Blankets, 10. Merry Christmas, 
11. Holii, 12. Cotton candy pink ruffled piece of Heaven!, 13. Cotton Candy Toned and Edit, 14. bunt so bunt, 15. vintage buttons, 
16. Embroidered button/brooch, 17. I DO Angel Pink Bowl*, 18. flower brooch, 19. textile collage brooch, 20. green bunny pouch, 
21. free knitting pattern :: mini knot brooch, 22. ~Sitting Pretty~, 23. granny chic cozy, 24. Knitting Nancy, 25. anticipating...

REtreat REinventions

This is some of what was created during the REtreat.

My focus is always on helping the girls create their garments and it's usually not until after a workshop I wish I'd taken more photos - 2 of me would be handy sometimes.

 

1. Joanie, 2. Lynn, 3. Sue, 4. Joanie, 5. Lynn, 6. Lynn, 7. Maud, 8. Maud, 9. Lynn, 10. Jeanette, 11. Sue, 12. Joanie, 13. Lynn, 14. Sue, 15. Sue, 16. Lynn, 17. Sue, 18. Sue

Circles & Spirals

1. Veronica, 2. 'Innocence', 3. sewn top, 4. ODD, 5. Untitled, 6. hat_012_detail, 7. hexagon crown, 8. RyW - Jen, 9. detail/poncho, 10. Blue Day, 11. yoyodetail, 12. New in! ;), 13. Tea with Vicki, 14. "Blumen" die nie verblühen, 15. detail, 16. ... manchmal ist sie die Ruhe selbst :-), 17. LTS at FAC - Art Journals, 18. applique3, 19. snippets and stitch, 20. Untitled, 21. Hot Chocolate Pin Cushion (tutorial), 22. Peace, love, comfort, 23. black smoking jacket - detail, 24. textile brooches, 25. Spiral Sun Detail

From the Sewn Details Group.

Flowers

1. Bib Necklace, 2. Free Motion Embroidery , 3. CoH - Jody, 4. handmade fabric flowers, 5. textile bracelet cuff, 6. ruffled wrist cuff from salvaged textiles, 7. RyW - Antoinette , 8. Lake Orta Romance Rings, 9. Dirty English (skirt), 10. Fiber Jewelry 2010 Winter Collection Sneak Peek, 11. autumnLOVE apples..., 12. Dress detail close-up, 13. Men's shirt refashion- flower close up, 14. Freeform amoeba, 15. Untitled, 16. RyW - Aurelie, 17. Fibre Art Bib Necklace, 18. RyW - Jody, 19. orange and aqua, 20. Sold@Sadiesez.etsy.com, 21. Bib Necklace by Sadiesez, 22. applique4, 23. yoyodetail, 24. Gothic Rose fabric necklace, 25. RyW - Knit Rose, 26. Untitled, 27. rose2, 28. Spring Coat...available in my shop, www.aforgottenart.etsy.com, 29. Barkcloth Wrap top, 30. Jody - Flowers, 31. S'allonger dans l'herbe ..., 32. Fabric flower brooch, 33. A floral waterfall, 34. McCalls 5799, 35. Vintage inspired, hand sculpted, blue silk floral brooch, 36. Jody

Inspiring floral creations gathered from the Sewn Details Group.

Corners

1. Georgina - PwP, 2. tunic back, 3. simplicity 2854 front, 4. Maureen, 5. Re-invented Denim Jacket, 6. www.flickr.com/photos/43646943@N07/4132115606/in/pool-970..., 7. Untitled, 8. RyW - Jenny, 9. Skirt for Samy, 10. Eos - Peter Pan reversible collar, 11. spider mum - detail, 12. RyW - Carol , 13. Recycled Handkerchief banner, 14. Veronica, 15. Xl Godet T-Shirt - Black-White 001, 16. RyW - Neroli, 17. Jody, 18. Prototype for a new top..., 19. aqua wrap vest, 20. My Mourning Jacket, 21. a woman´s shirt evolution, 22. sold_pink_capelet_4, 23. Smiling orange clown, 24. Untitled, 25. White Handkerchief banner

These are some of the corners collected in my Sewn Details Group.

If I can work out a quicker way to do this Mosaic thing then I'd like to share more of the details from this collection in the future.