To sew a new item of clothing each month
Before making this Nolan trouser pattern I did a quick search of the sewing reviews online, and a lot of people were very negative about this pattern. But I really liked the style and this pattern also has a sew-along class on Seamwork which helps you to get a good fit. I know from making … Continue reading Nolan “pants”
At the start of this year, I was feeling a little unenthusiastic about my sewing. I realised that I needed a bit of help getting my sewing going again, and so I decided to subscribe to Seamwork. It is a website community which gives you access to over 200 sewing patterns, many of which also … Continue reading Rory top
This Emmie top is another Seamwork pattern, and it's a peasant style blouse which is a style that I really like. I wanted to use it as an opportunity to try out a new fabric, and so I made this out of a tencel twill. Here's how I got on. 1. The fabric I bought … Continue reading Emmie top
A while ago I looked at all of my trousers that I had made and considered which ones I liked the best (see Trouser Fitting post here). None of them fit me perfectly but I found that the Strides were one of the better ones. The only issue with them was that the waistband was … Continue reading Strides #2
I actually made this dress last summer but I never got around to posting about it! After I made my first Charlie Caftan I really wanted to make the full length version and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to make a garment out of Tencel for the first time. 1. The fabric … Continue reading Charlie caftan #2
I loved this pattern from the moment I saw it, and it hasn't disappointed! I decided to buy this as a Guthrie & Ghani Sewing Society kit. I wanted someone to hold my hand and guide me through it, as the pattern is a bit involved. 1. The fabric The fabric was provided in the … Continue reading Lyra dress
In my mission to use up my scraps I've been plotting quite a few makes for my neice. Tiny people clothes are ideal for using scraps! Here's a dress I made her out of a lovely daisy double gauze... 1. The fabric A while ago I said I was going to make a Ceilo top … Continue reading Stella dress
This super cute kids pattern features little rabbit or bear ears, it can be lined/unlined, with hood/no hood, short/long. It's a really versatile pattern but I decided to change it even more and turn it into a hoodie! Here's what I did: 1. The fabric I had some of this gorgeous thick loopback cotton jersey … Continue reading Grand’ourse hoodie
In Tilly's Make It Simple book, she has a pattern for a cardigan which is called the Bertha. It's a slouchy raglan cardigan design, and it has dramatic batwing style sleeves. As soon as I saw it I thought "I need to make that!", and so that is what I did. 1. The fabric I … Continue reading Bertha cardigan
Yes, I made jeans!!! I wear jeans quite regularly, and since lockdown quite a few of my jeans are feeling a bit tighter than they used to be... So rather than go to the shops and try on lots of jeans and not find anything that fitted, I decided to have a go at making … Continue reading Ginger jeans
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