To sew a new item of clothing each month
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
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
This Ikatee pattern is a little girl's dress or blouse and I love the rustic look. I decided to make the blouse version out of a linen, and played with some Sashiko embroidery techniques to add a bit of interest. 1. The fabric I had quite a lot of rust coloured washed linen left over … Continue reading Sakura blouse
Ikatee patterns very kindly give you a FREE sewing pattern when you sign up to their newsletter. So what is a sewist to do? Obviously I made it. The pattern is a children's summer blouse, which has ties for the shoulders and is quite easily customisable. I had a bit of fun with this - … Continue reading Ibiza toddler blouse
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
The sewing resolution 