2016

My palm print Megan dress is finished! The fabric is by Sevenberry and I’m in love with it. It’s light, but has some structure. It holds a crease when you want it to, but doesn’t crease through wear. It’s great! I really like this dress. I put most of it together very quickly without much […]

Look, it’s my first blouse! I made the Mimi blouse from Love at First Stitch. I made no alterations to this one as I made it immediately after making my alteration-ridden Megan dress (the one with the six bodice muslins) and I just wanted to get my teeth stuck straight into the sewing. I think the finished piece

Firstly, a brief announcement: my blog has a new name! Cotton on Cotton is now Cotton Noodle. I changed it because wanted something that wasn’t so close to the name of an established brand. Picking a name is hard, and it’s even harder the second time around as you have something to compare it to. The new name quietly alludes to the fact

I discovered self cover buttons! I’ve just finished off a Mimi blouse (another pattern from Love at First Stitch) and just have to share how cute my buttons are! I’d never made self cover buttons before, so when I made these I was really giddy at how perfectly they came out. Check out how they’re the

Behold… I made a Megan dress! A few weeks ago I picked up a copy of Love At First Stitch by Tilly Walnes, from the Kinokuniya at Ngee Ann City. (If you’re in Singapore, I really recommend the sewing book section there – there are a lot of books that have paper patterns included, including those from bloggers