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Hacking the Ladies Qipao to a 2 piece set

For this year, in the spirit of reducing my cluttered wardrobe with pieces that can only be worn once, I’ve decided make a more versatile and multitasking outfit, by using the same pattern, but hacked into a 2pc set. I’ll wear them both together…

January 3, 2023

New Pattern Release – Ladies Qipao (New and improved!)

New pattern release in my Porcupine patterns store! Ok at first glance it doesn’t seem like a new release since I’ve had a free pattern for quite a while, but let me take the opportunity, since this is a blog post, to explain the…

November 3, 2018

New Pattern Release – The Amie Top

Hi Everyone, I am hijacking my blog again 😛 to tell you about a new Pattern Release on my Porcupine Patterns PDF Pattern store 🙂 The Amie Top is a knit top pattern that comes with 3 different necklines and 8 sleeve options.  It is…

May 22, 2018

Boys Mandarin Collar Shirt

Today I am launching a new pattern for Boys – A Mandarin Collar Shirt which is a matching piece with the Girls Qipao. I made the first version of this Boys Mandarin Collar Shirt two years ago, when I was trying to come up…

January 9, 2018

Launch of Porcupine Patterns – Girls Qipao Pattern sizes 2-12

So it’s been 3 years since I first created my free qipao patterns for girls, first published in January 2014. It’s been downloaded so many times I’ve lost count, hehe partially because when I first uploaded it I didn’t know how to set up a…

December 21, 2017

Pattern Tester Call for Girl’s Qipao pattern

I haven’t been posting much lately, because I have been busy with a big project. Ever since I launched my first Qipao pattern and sew along in 2014,  I’ve been asked many times to add on more size options, sleeves and detailed instructions on…

November 17, 2017