Wanna make a pretty frock?

I’ve been a fan of Burda patterns and BurdaStyle for a few years now, and love the idea of open source sewing patterns. Unfortunately in recent years, the BurdaStyle site has deviated from the open source ideology however there are still a bunch of talented users on the site uploading their own patterns! When I…

Marimekko does Avon

My mum gets Avon catalogues every month which ensures trashy toilet reading when I visit, and that we always get something Avonish for Giftmas. Maybe I’m a snob, but the cosmetics smell like soap! Any way, I heard a while back that Avon had licenced a Marimekko print for a promotional thing and was interested…

Another Naked & Angry Submission

I created the above pattern for the illustration in the entry below and thought I should submit it to Naked & Angry because I wasn’t really happy with my first submissions. I’m at least happy with the balance in this pattern, as well as the colour scheme. If you like it, please vote for it…