To sew a new item of clothing each month
Guess what?! I've signed up to Sew My Style 2020 - it's a sewing challenge which each month selects two sewing patterns for you to make, and if you sign up then you also get discounts on the patterns. For January the challenge was to make either these Tania Culottes from Megan Neilson patterns, or … Continue reading Tania Culottes
Can you guess I'm on holiday? I'm getting lots of sewing done! This dress is a pattern from the Merchant and Mills Workbook, and it's a bias cut dress with long sleeves. This was the first time I have sewn sleeves, and first time I've sewn something on the bias properly! The fabric: I made … Continue reading Curlew dress
This project involved three new challenges for me: sewing slippery fabric, sewing lace, and sewing on the bias. I haven't tackled any of them perfectly, but I have a finished garment, huzzah! The fabric: I bought this silky red fabric on a whim from Croft Mill. I'm slightly conflicted about it because it's a polyester, … Continue reading Slip dress
The sewing resolution 