Bird Brain Designs

This is my second blazer of 2021. I have already written about my Jasika Blazer back a couple of posts. Making that blazer was a real lesson in tailoring and I relied on the outstanding Closet Co...

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I have been planning a longer quilted Grainline Tamarack jacket for some time. Our third lockdown seemed the perfect time to tackle the big project. I had gathered a basket of pieces from previou...

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It has been a very long time since I’ve written a post. However, the completion of my Jasika Blazer from Closet Core Patterns seems to be a good reason to write again. This is a daunting patter...

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There has been lots of time to sew in the past two months. It’s been a tense and uncomfortable time in so many ways, but the long periods in my studio have been a gift. My favourite online fabr...

https://birdbraindesigns.ca/uncategorized/two-sienna-maker-jackets/

I have wanted to get back to the blog and this period of self-isolation we are all experiencing has provided both the time and the incentive. It’s a time to do the things we love, to connect an...

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I’m starting off 2020 with a post, and hoping to continue with regularity. As you probably know, you can catch up with me on Instagram (button in menu at the top of the page). But the blog is t...

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It has been months since I have done a post. If you are reading this, thank you for staying with me. I’ve had time to think about the blog and what I want to do with it. For a time I thought it...

https://birdbraindesigns.ca/bags/my-return/

I made this bag in the fall of 2015.  It has been used every day since and these photos show what it looks like today. Pretty good! The bag is made from a man’s coat, so it was in its second i...

https://birdbraindesigns.ca/bags/the-beauty-of-reusing-leather-part-one/

Here are some photos from the setup of the show at Gallery 121. The official opening is this Saturday May 11, 2:00 to 4:00. Pictured here are my hooked runner, a few hooked pillows inspired by To...

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At the last sale of the Textile Museum of Canada I got two pieces of black leather. That leather turned out to be top quality and I’ve used it in several projects. This bag has the very last of...

https://birdbraindesigns.ca/bags/a-not-so-plain-black-bag/