Honey, who shrunk the clothes

Do you have that problem, where the clothes you bought last (insert whichever season applies) for the kids which you put away to be worn again no longer fit? I have been having lots of fun lately sewing all sorts of styles with lots of different fabrics, while also...

Soft Fabric, Warm Fabric……

I have been working with a few fabrics lately. Gorgeous quilting cottons and luscious organic cotton knit fabric from Europe. The quilting cottons are so varied and I have made some up into handy cosmetic purses, I just wanted to keep making more to satisfy...

Beginnings – How Uku Chic got its start

It seems like it was only yesterday, but it was 4 years on 7th April since the inception of Uku Chic. It all started with a birthday – mine. Friends and family were invited for lunch and I decided it would be fun to have a dessert table. I decided on a theme...

Christmas is coming, are you prepared?

Christmas is not far away and for many it is a time of celebration, joy and giving. Are you someone who likes to create new things each year? Do you decide on a theme months in advance or do you leave it until the last minute to organise?. If Christmas is something...

Welcome

Welcome to the brand new Uku Chic website. It has been a labour of love and a very steep learning curve, with lots of things still to learn – all done by yours truly. Hard work does pay off in the end. One of the reasons I wanted to start a website was so that...