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Searching For Board Shorts Sewing Patterns? Look No Further!

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Searching For Board Shorts Sewing Patterns? Look No Further!

If you've been thinking . . . board shorts are just for the males in your life, think again! Nellie Joans new microfibre fabric is just so stunning, I'm betting if you're like me, you'd like to make some summer fun shorts for yourself. And because I've had a few questions along the lines of - do you know of a good board shorts pattern . . . I thought I'd save you some time searching, leaving you more time for sewing! Here's what I've found. Have a read below to check them out, there's bound to be something to suit every member of your...

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Colour Inspiration - December & January - Summer Vintage Vibes

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Colour Inspiration - December & January - Summer Vintage Vibes

Christmas has come early! Well, the limited edition December kit has anyway. Or should I say kits - there’s six of them!! These kits feature our exciting new swimwear prints designed right here in NZ by Melanie Edgar for her ‘In Mamie’s summer house’ collection.There are four swimwear kits and each print has a coordinating solid, carefully selected by Melanie and myself. We have four exciting colourways: Stripes Light + Sunkissed (a pale terracotta) Dots Dark + Limeade (an acid green) Main Dark + Zenith (deep teal) Leopard Dark + Shell (a soft beige pink)     The kits come...

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Swimwear Sewalong ~ Materials

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Swimwear Sewalong ~ Materials

Sewing your own swimwear is incredibly satisfying.  The ideal result is togs (that's kiwi slang for swimwear to any non New Zealanders reading) that fit perfectly - both your style and your body and that's not always easy to achieve with ready to wear swimwear.

 

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