I love listening to the SewHere podcast and they often mention their made-to-measure leggings class. So as part of my goal to find a trouser pattern that fits my body I decided to give this a go. 1. The fabric I bought some 4-way stretch cotton Jersey to make these leggings, and I bought it … Continue reading SewHere leggings
Category: Clothes projects
Milano dress
My niece is now old enough to start school, can you believe it? She started September last year, which is also when her birthday is and so I decided to make her a couple of dresses she could wear to school. I thought a couple of pinafore dresses would be a good choice, for easy … Continue reading Milano dress
Goldie top
T-shirts are such a versatile and useful item of clothing, but I like my T-shirts to have a bit of interest and not all look the same. So I was happy to see this T-shirt pattern released by Seamwork and I thought it would be perfect to make on my new overlocker! 1. The fabric … Continue reading Goldie top
Joss “pants”
The Joss pants are a wide leg elasticated waist trouser pattern from Seamwork, and I wanted to make them for so many reasons! They look super comfy, the pattern is my style, there is a sewalong on Seamwork, it's a woven pattern so I can make it on my Singer, and they are quite quick … Continue reading Joss “pants”
Fiona sundress
I have had my eye on this Closet Core pattern for absolutely ages because I love the style and it makes me think of hot sunny days. One of my best friends from school invited me to her wedding last summer, and I decided it was the perfect opportunity to make it. Here's how it … Continue reading Fiona sundress
Banks jumpsuit
I'm really enjoying being a Seamwork member, and one of the great things is that they add two new patterns to the database each month. As soon as I saw this Banks jumpsuit pattern I wanted to make it. I thought the models looked absolutely fantastic in it, and my original intention was to make … Continue reading Banks jumpsuit
Lyra dress #2
I made the Lyra dress as a Guthrie & Ghani sewing society kit, and I loved that dress so much I decided to make another one. I kept everything exactly the same but I used a different fabric. 1. The fabric I decided to make it out of linen this time, but rather than using … Continue reading Lyra dress #2
Audrey jacket
I have wanted to have a denim jacket for quite some time and when I saw this pattern on Seamwork I decided that I had to make it. As well as having the pattern, they also have a sew-along class, which was really helpful and guided me through sewing the pattern. Here's how it went! … Continue reading Audrey jacket
Haremere Jacket
This jacket is from the Merchant & Mills Workbook, and I really loved the casual boyfriend-style jacket look. I wanted to use this as a first try at sewing with wool, and it was great fun. Here's what I did: 1. The fabric I bought this harris tweed from Croft Mill. They have an amazing … Continue reading Haremere Jacket
Hacked Suki dress
I have had this glorious stretch cotton fabric in my stash for ages and I couldn't figure out what to make out of it. Trousers would be too flamboyant, I didn't have enough to make a jumpsuit and the pattern was too big for a top or jacket. In the end I decided to make … Continue reading Hacked Suki dress
The sewing resolution 