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The first Australian and New Zealand podcast engaging the ocean of sewing talent from across the globe. This podcast does not sell fabrics or patterns.

Since 2019 I've helped over 400 sewists have a voice on social media through Sew Organised Style podcast. The sewing community keeps growing and there's always a gap for sewists as they don't know anyone else around them who sews. Sewists who live in large cities may know have face to face opportunities to share skills, ideas and friendships through sewing. Maria has ensured every sewist tells their story and lived experience. You'll hear how sewing is a social hobby that connects people both locally and globally. This approach has meant Sew Organised Style podcast has been downloaded over 2 million times, hosted and produced by Maria - all in her sewing room.

08/09/2026

Suzy Roberts is today's September Snippet

YouTube version:
Why We’re Sewing 100 Hearts: A Conversation with Suzy
https://youtu.be/P7Wo8cI2QLo

Suzy is one of the Guardians of the 100 plus hearts project.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sew-organised-style/id1477905385?i=1000788354085

Suzy's support for Ronda Hazell quilt to raise women's heart health is worth a quick listen or watch.

Below if the link to the full YouTube version with all the Guardians of the heart:
Women Sewing 100 plus hearts project | Full podcast discussion
https://youtu.be/MYxy38Ilihk

29/08/2026

Weekend listening📻
Weekend watch 🎞️🎬

This week Sam Sam Chandler and Ruan Ruan chat about Sew Frugal sewing challenge.

This year Sew Frugal was run in May.

It wasn’t called Sew Frugal when the challenge first started 6 years ago.

There are also a few free pattern examples on today's SewOver50 Sewing Community post.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy their back story🫖☕️

Thanks Sam and Ruan for being on the podcast this week

25/08/2026

This week Sam Sam Chandler and Ruan Ruan chat about Sew Frugal sewing challenge.

This year Sew Frugal was run in May. But do you know that this challenge wasn’t called Sew Frugal when the challenge first started 6 years ago?

The essence of Sew Frugal is still the same in 2026.

1: Make a garment in the Sew Frugal month. This year Sew Frugal ran in May.
2: However you need to choose a free sewing pattern and fabric that you already own. The pattern needs to be freely available to everyone. Now the fabric used can be from an existing garment, house linen, curtain or bedding. There no need to stock up on fabric in the lead up to this sewing challenge.

Unlike other sewing challenges, the reveal day is at the end of the sewing challenge month. This year the reveal date was 31 May.

We also discussed how this year entries needed to have both Sam and Ruan’s instagram account tagged on each post.

The 2026 entries are tagged on Sam and Ruan’s IG accounts.

They appreciated the work SewOver50 Sewing Community has put into finding ways to stay connected while the hashtag in Instagram has become a challenge.

You’ll find the full playlist of SewFrugal vloggers from 2020 onwards on Sam’s YouTube channel.

Thanks Sam and Ruan for running this challenge so we can find free patterns to sew and enjoy making clothes we want to wear.

patterns

15/08/2026

📚✨ GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨📚

Win 1 of 3 copies of Fashion, Disability and Co-Design authored by Grace Jun this weekend! Grace Jun

You will love this all the ideas and concepts to create accessible clothing for yourself or anyone you choose to collaborate with. Open Style Lab  
A big thank you to Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Publishing for providing 3 copies for this giveaway.  
To enter: ✅ Follow on Instagram ✅ Tag a friend in the comments below  
✨ Enter as many times as you like by tagging different friends in separate comments.

📅 Giveaway closes: 9:00am Tuesday 18 August (Sydney, Australia)   Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Fashion has a brilliant international shipping service too. 
1 giveaway copy will be earmarked for paid Patreon podcast members.

Good luck! 🍀📖

Thanks for entering this worthwhile resource giveaway.

I appreciate your support🤗🤗🤗

30/07/2026

📚✨ GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨📚

Win 1 of 3 copies of 19th Century Patterns for the Modern Body by M. Elaine Mackay!

You will love this 'step by step guide' to designing and sewing your own clothes with a touch of history to it. 
A big thank you to Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Publishing for providing 3 copies for this giveaway.  
To enter: ✅ Follow  ✅ Tag a friend in the comments below  
✨ Enter as many times as you like by tagging different friends in separate comments.

📅 Giveaway closes: 9:00am Monday 3 August (Sydney, Australia)   Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Fashion has a brilliant international shipping service too. 
1 copy will be earmarked for paid Patreon members.

Good luck! 🍀📖  

18/07/2026

❤️ Catch up: Podcast Episode | The 100+ Hearts Project

Have you watched or listened to this week's podcast yet? Audio and YouTube versions are available

When Ronda Hazell Ronda Hazell joined the podcast in July 2025, the vision of a 100+ Hearts Quilt to raise awareness of women’s heart disease was just taking shape for her. After putting a call out on Instagram, six incredible women – Julie, Suzy, Diane, Lindy, Helen and Nicole – stepped forward as Guardians of the Heart, collecting heart patches and the personal stories of women affected by heart disease from across the world to send them to Australia at their personal expense.

Today, those heartfelt contributions have become the 100+ Hearts Project Quilt, a stunning symbol of connection, courage and awareness that is now being showcased at quilt shows around the world.

In this episode, Ronda and the Guardians of the Heart are joined by Dr Linda Worrall-Carter, Dr. Linda Worrall-Carter Founder and CEO of Her Heart Australia Her Heart Australia , to share the story behind this remarkable project and the importance of shining a light on women’s heart health.

❤️ Every heart tells a story.
Every story raises awareness.
Every story starts a conversation that can help women be diagnosed correctly

27/06/2026

This is the weekend to catch up with Yvette.

Did you know she’s running ? Her personal Instagram account is Yvette . Tag so your SewFruity26 make is in the running this month. Sewing challenge ends at the end of June.

You can still have fun sewing fruity style clothes and accessories.

Both Yvette and Doug are the awesome team that’s brought us Stash Hub | Sewing Organiser App Use the discount code SOpod to get a month’s free subscription to try the ever helpful StashHub app.

Yvette is part of the team that runs
You know that Melanie Keane one of the editors is a good friend of Yvette’s and they organised SurreySews for some great sewing days.

Get your ticket to via SurreySews! It’s on 17 October 2026!

Thanks for being on the podcast and supporting Yvette🤗🤗🤗

08/06/2026

Meet local sewist, writer and artist Tracey Clements on the podcast today.

Tracey is an academic and in her spare time, she creates textiles to reflect what she’s thinking and feeling. In the image here, these are the Old Birds she made some time ago. Tracey is currently exhibiting them since she’s updated them as part of a regional exhibit.

Tracey Clement’s “Impossible Numbers” embroidery will be on show in Sydney in the exhibition Museum Object at Articulate Project Space in Leichhardt from 6-28 June 2026.

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Make sure you follow Tracey at
for art sewing and
for garment sewing

05/05/2026

Sheila’s latest podcast episode is born out of care.

When Sheila’s daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, sewing became one of the ways she could offer comfort and dignity during treatment.

In this episode, Sheila talks about what she discovered: the garments that helped, the adjustments that mattered, the fabrics she used, and the things she would have loved to have known about earlier.

Sewing was also a mindful way that Sheila could manage her own feelings by also sewing for herself.

Sheila’s hope is that these insights will support others who are sewing for someone navigating cancer treatment, or that you might share this episode with someone who needs it.

Each person's treatment journey is different and you can support them with really simple sewing projects to bring them some comfort during a really stressful time.

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Please note: this is not a medical advice episode

24/04/2026

✨ Giveaway time! ✨

To celebrate the latest Ruth Collins podcast episode, we’re giving away her new book “Body-Neutral Fitting: Pants” to 2 lucky entrants! 🧵💖

To enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Make sure you're following both of our accounts
3️⃣ Tag a friend in the comments who’d love this too! (One friend per comment = one entry)

⏰ Entries close Monday, 27 April at 12:00 noon AEST (Sydney, Australia).

✨ Paid Patreon members get popped into a separate bonus draw for the 3rd book prize!

Winner announced Monday — good luck! 🍀💛

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