To sew a new item of clothing each month
My first make of 2020, and it was a lot of fun! This is a kids cardigan/coat pattern from Ikatee and I made it for my neice as a post-christmas present. I ran out of time and wasn't able to make her anything before Christmas so instead I gave an IOU as a present. I … Continue reading Grand’Ourse cardigan
For 2019 I made the resolution to sew a new item of clothing each month, and happily I have done it! Hooray! And I've made a few other things along the way too. It's been a brilliant journey, and I have enjoyed it so much that I am going to be continuing my sewing into … Continue reading A year of sewing!
To help keep my neice warm in these cold British winter months, I decided to make my neice a hoodie from the french terry fabric I had left over from my Poppy Dress. I found a lovely free pattern online and succeeded in making it Unfortunately the hoodie turned out to be too small for … Continue reading Toddler hoodie
A hankie is just a square of soft fabric, preferably cotton, with the edges finished off nicely. So when a family member asked for hankies for Christmas I thought 'I can do this one!'. (I'm 99% sure they don't read this blog, in case you're worried). The fabric: I had recently bought some beige/golden cotton … Continue reading Hankies
A while ago I made a mini quilt from scraps of material. I cut them into 1.5 inch squares and created a pattern. I wasn't sure what to do with it and it's been sitting in my sewing room for a while. Last weekend I finally decided to turn it into a cushion, and Momo … Continue reading Mini quilt update
Through my sewing I am exploring what clothes flatter my shape, and I spent some time pondering before I settled on this pattern. It is the first pattern I have bought from By Hand London, and I couldn't find many examples of it online so it was a bit of a gamble. But I really … Continue reading Poppy dress
Just a quick note to say I've had an epiphany! Most of you will read this and think "Yes, obviously", but this was not obvious to me. Gradually as I have sewed more garments, I have developed a process for transfering pattern markings from my patterns once I have all the fabric cut out. If … Continue reading Dart pattern marking revelation
This pinafore dress is by Jennifer Lauren and I've been wanting to make it for AGES. I recently read Norfolk Daphne's blog article about hers and I thought it looked so great that I bought exactly the same fabric! 1. The fabric: I used a Robert Kaufman cotton flannel which, as mentioned, is the same … Continue reading Pippi pinafore
This classic trouser pattern is from the Merchant and Mills workbook. I've been meaning to make them for a while because I have been in desperate need of some more smart trousers for work. But I kept putting it off because this pattern is quite complex, at least for me. They are high waisted trousers, … Continue reading Strides
I had quite a lot of green poplin left over from my Curlew Dress, and I decided to make this box pleat skirt pattern from the Sewing Bee book, and I think overall it went quite well! 1. The fabric: As mentioned, this was left over bottle green poplin. I bought it using John Lewis … Continue reading Box pleat skirt
The sewing resolution 