What's Happening at Gardams

Just to let you all in on what's happening at work.
We have not 1 but 2 pattern specials on at the moment, Burda as well as McCalls are 1/2 price!!!!Burda finshes next Sunday and McCalls finishes the following Sunday. I've already got a couple ( you never know when you'll need them ) .

Just arrived (and black just about gone) is our Merino wool jersey, it is gorgeous, perfect for our climate in a classic wrap dress. Cheryl at work is making a collection of tops in it to wear under jackets or cardis for work. Both the city and Indooroopilly stores have the wool jersey in different colours, and I think Ewan and Dorothy are looking at getting more black.

Happy sewing.

Back Into It

I've been a bit slack lately, no sewing or any form of creating, but the weather has started to change, well the mornings have and I have that new season feeling happening. All my summer fabrics have been put away and out come the autumn/winter fabrics, we really don't have a winter in sunny Queensland, but it's nice to dress a little different. I have become all inspired to start sewing again.

Something I did whip up was a top to wear out to dinner the other night. It's made in a Cotton/silk blend from where else but Gardams in a top loosely based on McCalls 5050. I'm really happy with the finished product and love wearing as the fabric is so soft and light.

New at Gardams

If you've read my profile you would have noticed I work in a fabric shop. It is one of, if not the longest running fabric shop in Brisbane, and I have been with them on and off, ie to have a baby and briefly try a different direction for over 20 years. I enjoy my job, meeting our customers and working with gorgeous fabrics. I thought I would occasionally let you see whats new and whats happening in and around Gardams.

We have just received in again a range of vintage sewing tins. They are great for storing all your sewing bits and bobs, and would make a wonderful gift (mothers day is coming up in May).We have also just got in a great fold up cutting table, it's cardboard but very sturdy. I had one and it was great, until the cat got to it!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you like them. The tins are in our city and Indooroopilly stores while the tables are only at Indooroopilly.

Happy sewing

More Bags

I can't believe how quickly time has gone by, so much for being a consistent blogger. Anyhow I seem to have been on a bag thing at the moment. After my library bags I decided my daughter needed a new music bag. One befitting the string orchestra captain (I had to add that as I am sooo proud). I found some fabric at a local quilting store with music notes all over it, this time I added a zip to the top so none of her bits and pieces fall out. Cello strings are so expensive !!!!!!!!!! I also have enough left over to make her music teacher a small coin purse for Christmas. I know it's a little early, but it's good to be organised.

While cruising around various web sites I found
Grand Revival Design and fell in love with the Metro bag. I have been looking for a soft hobo style bag I could make out of some vintage style fabric I had in my stash and this was perfect. This has become my favourite bag at the moment and it has attracted a few comments.

New Year New Projects

A new year has begun and I have decided to start my own sewing blog. I have to admit I have become a little addicted to sewing blogs, the girls that write them are really quite inspiring to me, they achieve so much in such little time whilst attending to families, going to work etc.

As all my Christmas sewing is completed, all on time and no IOU's, my thoughts turn to new projects. First cab off the rank are a couple of library bags. My daughter advised me at the end of last year that her current bag was no longer cool, so she selected some fabric and this is the result. Very quick and easy to do. This was such a success that her brother asked for one to start prep with, I found some fantastic Thomas fabric at Gardams so whipped one up for him as well. The bag has gone so I can only show you a picture of the fabric.

My next project is an adventurous one, a shopping trolley liner for my nephew.I'm using McCalls 5409 and doing the car version in red. I'm hoping it may help my sister do her shopping a little quicker as they say red cars go faster, we can only hope with an 8 month old. So back to the machine, happy sewing.