Pattern reviews – Jenjarum

I made Breeze Shirt(s) from Twig+Tale

Published on 14th Dec 2020 by needleofsupaiLeave a comment

This is a blog post for my old projects haha. Back in May, I purchased Breeze shirt pdf pattern from Twig+Tale. My husband is a no-nonsense guy, he cannot accept interesting/creative shirt designs, so he only liked the ones he was familiar with: formal simple plain-looking shirts. I wanted to make a nice shirt for him… so after thorough online searches + discussions with him, he liked the design of the Breeze shirt and so I made it for him.

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Simplicity 8427 Review (again)

Published on 14th Dec 202014th Dec 2020 by needleofsupaiLeave a comment

Hello hello hello everyone, I have left my blog untouched for a long time (9 months??!!) because I was a bit busy with other things. I still sew but very slowly, and I update my progress mainly on Instagram stories and posts.

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Simplicity 8427 review

Published on 29th Mar 2020 by needleofsupai1 Comment

Hi everyone! It has been a long time since I have updated my blog. The sudden Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia due to COVID-19 outbreak caught us all by surprise. The sudden need to work from home, the cancellation of my exam and the surprisingly scary thought of having a lot of spare time made me forgot to do a lot of routine things like updating my blog 😛 .

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Simplicity 8736 silk satin blouse Part 2

Published on 8th Mar 20208th Mar 2020 by needleofsupaiLeave a comment

I finished making the Simplicity 8736 vintage blouse on Friday and I love it so so much that I wore it the next day! This is the first time that I see darts on the bottom section of the bodice. They help to reduce the bulk of the fabric when you wear it with a skirt or a pants outside. The blouse was so comfortable and I am glad that I made zero alteration to the pattern.

I plan to make a burnt orange linen skirt to pair with it, so stay tune!

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Simplicity 8736 silk satin blouse Part 1

Published on 6th Mar 2020 by needleofsupai1 Comment

Hi everyone. Amidst my chaotic life right now (office work amid mounting COVID-19 worries which led us to actually took the test and gladly found that we all have tested negative, my halted CFA studies which led me to believe that I am going to fail this Jun’20, and continued lack of motivation at work and work environment too!), I manage to take another sewing project: Simplicity 8736.

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