Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler and invisible zippers

and invisible zippers

knife-edge blades that cut multiple layers of fabric easily

They explain methods for sewing the shirt with or without a serger

and collars

Lighter textiles that gather well and have enough stability to form the wave shapes

Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler and invisible zippersIn Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewists diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her lifefrom a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing gown made as a gift for a dear friend, to an eco friendly, zero waste dress. As the wardrobe grows, so too does Maddie. From her first off kilter dresses and coats to