To sew a new item of clothing each month
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
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
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
Summer is here! I have wanted to make the Charlie caftan for ages, it's a floaty, comfy summery dress. I like the gathers in the front, I think they're really flattering to the body and I've always loved the caftan style. Here's how it went... 1 The fabric For the fabric I decided to use … Continue reading Charlie caftan
I made my first Suki dress from Tilly and the Buttons Make it Simple Book last year, and because it was my first attempt I made it out of an oatmeal cotton shirting that I had lots of. I was absolutely delighted with it, and I've worn it so much that I decided I was … Continue reading Suki dress #2
I seem to be remaking lots of patterns at the moment. I made the blouse version of this pattern a few weeks ago as a gift for my niece. It fit quite well. However, her feedback was "orange isn't my favourite colour..." To which I had to ask what was? Apparently she has two favourites, … Continue reading Sakura dress
I wanted an easy, quick, satisfying summery make. I got an easy, not-as-quick-as-I-hoped, but very satisfying make. This dress is from Tilly and the Buttons Make it Simple book. Here's how I got on: 1. The fabric As this was my first time making this I decided to make a 'wearable toile'. So I used … Continue reading Suki dress
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
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
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
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