My name is Karina. I'm a passionate seamstress, wife, mother and midwife. I love all things sewing and sharing all the little tips and tricks I have picked up through my decades of sewing. I have a Youtube channel all about sewing called Lifting Pins and Needles.
Sewing with wovens was my first love and continues to be what I am drawn to, even though sewing woven styles might take a little longer, I am a sucker for the pretty classic styles. The Tropicana shirt from Wardrobe by Me fits the bill and has a […]
There’s nothing more satisfying than using pretty scraps of leftover pieces of fabrics that are beautiful and great quality. I keep a bag of such scraps, hoping to find the best projects for them, eventually. I enjoy using athletic knits to make dresses, jackets and pants. These are […]
The Metra Blazer from Love Notions is my newest blazer project and lets just say that I’m a sucker for blazers. It’s the type of garment that I have always LOVED sewing above others… since my teens and countless amounts have gone through my machines. You might think […]
The Margot Peplum from Love Notions has had a sizing update in 2021 and now included the full size range from XS to 5X. It has been a pattern I have enjoyed two times already, but funnily enough, I’ve always lengthened them into dresses. I’m just a sucker […]
Here we have it! The start of a new year and it’s great to look back at the year before. It turns out that I really LOVE sewing with Love Notions patterns and I’ve made a whopping 72 garments in 2020! You can see them all here, the […]
The Nyoka top and dress for knit fabrics has a fascinating crossover front detail, and it captivated me as soon as I saw the line art posted on the Sinclair patterns facebook group. I have been impressed with the quality offered by Sinclair patterns and knew this new […]
The fabric I chose this time is super pretty, but it’s actually the worst fabric to work with: crinkle rayon. I made the Free Bardon dress from Peppermint magazine with this fabric. I’ll be discussing how this fabric behaves and what styles could be appropriate. As usual, I […]
Maybe you have patterns that have a short dolman sleeve only. You can lengthen short dolman sleeves easily and the Vivace Dolman is perfect for this tutorial. This pattern has been one of my all-time favorites from Love Notions. I’ve already made three versions of this gorgeous design. […]
I have a terrible habit of sleeping in whatever I can find. Typically, a horrid old t-shirt and even worse, one with the sleeves cut out messily. WHAT?! I know! I sew wonderful garments for myself to wear during the day and out of the house. My mum […]