DropDress — Anne Whalley The Pattern Whisperer

November 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 Solutions for way too many sewing projects Nov 7, 2023
August 2023
- Aug 25, 2023 Use your block, don’t do your block and make that pattern work for you! Aug 25, 2023
- Aug 9, 2023 Stand out or Stand back? OR somewhere in-between? Aug 9, 2023
September 2022
- Sep 12, 2022 My Me-Made Work+Holiday Travel Wardrobe Sep 12, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 To Activewear or NOT Activewear ... that is the Question! Jul 12, 2022
October 2021
- Oct 5, 2021 Sew Something … Anything for Goodness sake! Oct 5, 2021
March 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 I'm in the mood for...... Sewing up a Storm Mar 26, 2021
August 2020
- Aug 24, 2020 My Lockdown Covid Sewing Holiday-Restricted but not Stopped! Aug 24, 2020
May 2020
- May 17, 2020 COVID-19 Groundhog Day “Sewvival” Kit May 17, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 29, 2020 Time to Sew ... Why being a Sewing List Stickler is like wearing Creative Handcuffs Apr 29, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 Defying COVID 19 with my Sanity Saving Sewing Machine Apr 2, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 24, 2020 How your favourite Yesterday Sewing Patterns can be a smash hit Today Jan 24, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Sew what's important for 2020? I had that decision thrust on me Yesterday! Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 22, 2019 Sewing Your Hope for The Future You with 2020 Vision Dec 22, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 10, 2019 The Fabric has a Voice … “I want you to want me” Oct 10, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 11, 2019 Living the dream ... Sewing your memades and loving it! Sep 11, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 21, 2019 Finding your Style Fingerprint: the Scars & Stars that Define your Memade Wardrobe Aug 21, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 18, 2019 What to do when you finally have time to Sew Jul 18, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 23, 2019 Sewing Room Clean Up .. Orphan pattern pieces find their way home! Jun 23, 2019
May 2019
- May 30, 2019 Unpacking the Who What Where Sewing Details from My Travel Wardrobe to the States May 30, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 2, 2019 Sew Brave or Sew Scared Book Review & Giveaway "Stylish Dress Book Wear with Freedom" Apr 2, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 9, 2019 Is "Your Fabric Stash" your oasis or your skeleton in the closet? Mar 9, 2019
December 2018
- Dec 30, 2018 The Lion, The Witch & Sewing Your MeMade Wardrobe! Dec 30, 2018
- Dec 8, 2018 Your Fabric & Patterns are The Sewing Ammunition for your "Second Act" Attack on 2019" Dec 8, 2018
November 2018
- Nov 16, 2018 Sewing Plans: choose your Patterns carefully & protect your Sewing Mojo Nov 16, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 Sew the garments that Stick to your Style Roots to show "Who You think You are!" Nov 5, 2018
October 2018
- Oct 29, 2018 How to Keep your Sewing Mojo going and when to run Oct 29, 2018
- Oct 13, 2018 Selfish Sewing is Anything BUT Selfish! Oct 13, 2018
- Oct 7, 2018 TNT sewing patterns are they Tried & True or are they exploding out of your wardrobe? Oct 7, 2018
September 2018
- Sep 19, 2018 When Sewing is Sidetracked ... What happens when fabric is left its' own devices Sep 19, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 But I haven't finished my Winter Sewing yet! Spring can't really be next week ... Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 19, 2018 Sewing is a Roller coaster ride! Aug 19, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 Sewing Workout: How to pace yourself for Your Personal Best Aug 3, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 21, 2018 Sewing Patterns: Hallelujah vs The Lucky Dip Jul 21, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 24, 2018 How to pick the winning garments to sew for your wardrobe Jun 24, 2018
- Jun 16, 2018 How using "The life - changing magic of tidying up" to organize my sewing room, landed me in hospital! Jun 16, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Hey Fashion ... Don't tell me what to wear. Your memade wardrobe gives you control Jun 1, 2018
May 2018
- May 12, 2018 How to stop buying fabric you don't love and sewing clothes you don't enjoy wearing May 12, 2018
- May 1, 2018 Book review by Anne Whalley "The Savvy Seamstress" by Nicole Mallalieu May 1, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 23, 2018 Sewing seams that create armour, provide protection and help us thrive in life Apr 23, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 24, 2018 If your Fabric is outta sight ... It's outta your mind too Mar 24, 2018
February 2018
- Feb 3, 2018 The tension of a Slow Sew! Feb 3, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Experience of a Sewist trying to Shop... Ready To Wear! Jan 22, 2018
October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Fabric purchases: you love it, you buy it, you sew it, you wear it... mission accomplished. Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 A Wardrobe full of Fabric and nothing to wear! Oct 12, 2017
September 2017
- Sep 17, 2017 Anne Whalley's China memade travel wardrobe... the Pattern and Fabric solutions! Sep 17, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 23, 2017 What if Fabric had a Sewing "Use by date" or a "Best Before" date? Aug 23, 2017
- Aug 13, 2017 Fabric shopping are you still buying fabric you won't ever sew up? Aug 13, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 16, 2017 Why I'm addicted to sewing! Jul 16, 2017
June 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Replication or Creation - What's your Sewing Style? Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 23, 2017 Insight to Sewing: A collection of Interviews with passionate Sewists! This week Marjorie from @marjoriesews Jun 23, 2017
- Jun 11, 2017 Insight to Sewing: a collection of Interviews with passionate Sewists..this week talking to Maria @velosewer! Jun 11, 2017
May 2017
- May 31, 2017 Insight to Sewing: A Collection of Interviews with Passionate Sewists May 31, 2017
- May 15, 2017 Following the white rabbit of sewing inspiration, down the rabbit hole to the sewing machine May 15, 2017
- May 14, 2017 Sea change Sew change See change May 14, 2017
- May 4, 2017 Shopping in your Fabric Collection vs Shopping RTW May 4, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 29, 2017 Entree Main Dessert Sewing Menu Apr 29, 2017
- Apr 23, 2017 I still haven't found what I'm looking for. U2? Apr 23, 2017
- Apr 20, 2017 I can't change the world but..I can sew Apr 20, 2017
- Apr 15, 2017 Sewing my Koos "Cat-Coat" & Scarlett O'Hara's Green Velvet Dress...Spoiler alert! Both are made from curtains!! Apr 15, 2017
- Apr 9, 2017 New sewing gadgets are like Tupperware..Have to have but don't use them! Apr 9, 2017
- Apr 5, 2017 A Time to Rend A Time to Sew Apr 5, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 24, 2017 "Sewists' Block" is real. How to release your creative floodgates or get your sewing Mojo back! Mar 24, 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 Could the Pattern and Fabric Sales be the real reason we have a huge collection of Patterns and Fabric? Mar 19, 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 How in the heck to get from a bulging wardrobe filled with nothing to wear to.... a functional memade wardrobe that supports you in your life endeavours! Mar 19, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 Improvise Overcome Adapt ...Clint Eastwood Sewing Style! Mar 7, 2017
February 2017
- Feb 21, 2017 A Fast Sew vs a Slow Sew Feb 21, 2017
- Feb 12, 2017 Let's do the time warp again! ...... "Everyday Australian Fashion." Original pieces from over the last 200+ years. Feb 12, 2017
- Feb 11, 2017 "Fences" the movie - a sewist's thoughts... Feb 11, 2017
- Feb 5, 2017 Burda 7234 Sewing Diary Feb 5, 2017
January 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Let the Sewing begin.. Jan 24, 2017
- Jan 12, 2017 Do you remember when you bought that fabric and why you "Just had to have it!"? Jan 12, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 Size doesn't matter when you feel great in your clothes...So..Sew that Wardrobe and wear it. Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 Anne Whalley Fold Over Elastic Tutorial Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 1, 2017 2017 Day One Jan 1, 2017
December 2016
- Dec 29, 2016 Make 2017 the year you uncover your dreams and make yourself a W.I.P. Work in progress! Dec 29, 2016
- Dec 24, 2016 If you were a millionaire would you still buy that Fabric? Dec 24, 2016
- Dec 14, 2016 Invisible zips are meant to be Invisible....not You!! Dec 14, 2016
November 2016
- Nov 17, 2016 Is the Fabric you're buying ticking all the boxes? Nov 17, 2016
- Nov 11, 2016 Pretty Woman...The Sewing Version Nov 11, 2016
- Nov 6, 2016 The Marriage of Fabric & Patterns. It's a relationship journey! Nov 6, 2016
October 2016
- Oct 24, 2016 Sewing Patterns- Love at First Sight Oct 24, 2016
- Oct 11, 2016 Why does fatigue happen just when I have time to sew? Oct 11, 2016
September 2016
- Sep 29, 2016 Imagine your Sewing Wardrobe being filled with "dress-ups!" Sep 29, 2016
- Sep 3, 2016 You don't always find what you're looking for but...you always find something! Sep 3, 2016
August 2016
- Aug 28, 2016 Fabric + Sewing Patterns = Wardrobe....Or does it? Aug 28, 2016
- Aug 20, 2016 Is your Wardrobe full of your own Vintage clothes? Aug 20, 2016
- Aug 12, 2016 I can resist everything except temptation.. when it comes to Fabric! Aug 12, 2016
- Aug 7, 2016 To be or not to be....That is the Question?? Aug 7, 2016
July 2016
- Jul 29, 2016 Tomorrow's Vintage Patterns are in your hands Today! Jul 29, 2016
- Jul 4, 2016 If you don't sew your fabulous fabrics...who will?? Jul 4, 2016
June 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Life is like a trip to Luna Park! Jun 24, 2016
- Jun 20, 2016 Sewing is my Superpower!! Jun 20, 2016
- Jun 17, 2016 You can judge a book by it's Cover! Jun 17, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 I'll have what she's having!! Jun 9, 2016
May 2016
- May 5, 2016 Introvert or Extrovert? All is not as it seems!! May 5, 2016
April 2016
- Apr 28, 2016 Jeans and a T-Shirt...is this your go - to outfit? Apr 28, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 The Great Cape!!! Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Travel Wardrobe Recipe Apr 7, 2016
March 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 Who is Thomas Renwart? @sewingdude Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 12, 2016 Oh Liberty you took my hope away Mar 12, 2016
February 2016
- Feb 8, 2016 Maslow's Theory and me! Feb 8, 2016
- Feb 5, 2016 It's the Final Countdown!!! Feb 5, 2016
January 2016
- Jan 30, 2016 A Before and After Story! Jan 30, 2016
- Jan 28, 2016 Be still my Beating Heart!! I am going to... Jan 28, 2016
- Jan 21, 2016 Everybody needs a hero... Every outfit needs a hero too!! Jan 21, 2016
- Jan 11, 2016 Dressing for The Future You in 2016! Jan 11, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 How WIP & UFOs Block Creative Output Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 1, 2016 What will you never do Again? Part 3 Jan 1, 2016
December 2015
- Dec 31, 2015 What needs to Change in 2016! Part 2 Dec 31, 2015
- Dec 30, 2015 What were you happy with in 2015? Part 1. Dec 30, 2015
- Dec 28, 2015 Why I love Libby! Dec 28, 2015
- Dec 15, 2015 The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition Part 2 The Heart & Soul Dec 15, 2015
- Dec 14, 2015 The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition Part 1 The Body Dec 14, 2015
- Dec 10, 2015 Let's Talk about Christmas presents... Dec 10, 2015
November 2015
- Nov 20, 2015 A Tried And True Pattern... Nov 20, 2015
- Nov 4, 2015 This is Your Life....Recipe Nov 4, 2015
October 2015
- Oct 18, 2015 Hat Season is upon us! Oct 18, 2015
- Oct 14, 2015 "Beaches"..CC Bloom & Hillary a style journey Oct 14, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Doing More with Less... Travelling Light Oct 8, 2015
- Oct 6, 2015 Are there Orphans in your Wardrobe? Oct 6, 2015
September 2015
- Sep 25, 2015 A snap shot of your real identity. Make or Break! Sep 25, 2015
- Sep 15, 2015 Spring is here!! Time to reassess my Spring/ Summer Wardrobe. Sep 15, 2015
August 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Oh by the way I don't like your yellow shoes! Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 10, 2015 "Frocktails" - Part 2 Aug 10, 2015
- Aug 9, 2015 Before "Frocktails" Part 1 Aug 9, 2015
- Aug 1, 2015 Did she or didn't she?!? Aug 1, 2015
July 2015
- Jul 24, 2015 Be Still My Beating Heart...... Jul 24, 2015
- Jul 24, 2015 Deciding between good and great. Jul 24, 2015
- Jul 24, 2015 The Frocktails story! Jul 24, 2015
- Jul 17, 2015 When you can't think...grab a dress! Jul 17, 2015
- Jul 10, 2015 Are you waiting to lose weight before you can begin your life? Jul 10, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015 Who's in your driver's seat? Jul 8, 2015
- Jul 3, 2015 Getting to know yourself! Jul 3, 2015
June 2015
- Jun 18, 2015 Undercover Image Consultant gets a "free" styling session! Jun 18, 2015
- Jun 5, 2015 Packing your wardrobe with the outfits for your life. Jun 5, 2015
- Jun 1, 2015 Why I love NOT to shop for clothes!! Jun 1, 2015
May 2015
- May 29, 2015 Having a back up plan is crucial! May 29, 2015
- May 8, 2015 Are the people you hang around cheering you on? May 8, 2015
- May 2, 2015 Sewing Priorities. What will be the top two you need to do today?? May 2, 2015
April 2015
- Apr 7, 2015 What came first the Rabbit or the egg? Apr 7, 2015
March 2015
- Mar 30, 2015 Would you like fries with that? Mar 30, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015 The trouble with shopping... Mar 20, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015 Finding time to finish an outfit for yourself! Mar 16, 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 It's time..... Mar 6, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 Live the life you want to live now! Stop your wardrobe from dictating to you! Mar 1, 2015
February 2015
- Feb 26, 2015 The Price of Love... Feb 26, 2015
- Feb 22, 2015 Trustworthy patterns Feb 22, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 Remnants ...delights and dilemmas Feb 9, 2015
January 2015
- Jan 27, 2015 Vogue 8962 I LOVE YOU Jan 27, 2015
- Jan 13, 2015 OK we are in January again ...groundhog day.... Jan 13, 2015
December 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 The Pattern Whisperer is at Rathdowne Fabrics & Remnants Wed 17 10-2pm Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 9, 2014 Fantastic sewing skills don't necessarily equal an outfit that looks great on you Dec 9, 2014
- Dec 1, 2014 Is your pattern right for your body? Find out... Dec 1, 2014

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