To sew a new item of clothing each month
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 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
As I mentioned in my Tania Culottes post, I was a bit intimidated by the Sew My Style 2020 bodysuit pattern so I decided not to make it. One of my worries was that a bodysuit would need to have a lot of stretch and I wasn't that confident sewing it without an overlocker or … Continue reading Simplicity 8513 Misses’ Knit Bodysuit
My Spoonflower jersey has arrived! The delivery took weeks... but it came just in the nick of time for my neice's birthday, with a bit of speedy sewing it worked out. Sadly I had to forego the label as they hadn't arrived. I decided to just make the T-shirt because the jersey felt too thick … Continue reading Spoonflower toddler T-shirt and blanket
First I sewed some dungarees for my neice but the legs were too small, then I sewed a dress for her but the chest was too small - will these T-shirt and leggings be third-time-lucky?! These were made from a free pattern provided by Spoonflower, and I'm viewing these as a test-run - if they … Continue reading Toddler T-shirt and leggings
My first venture into sewing jersey involved making two garments. Yes, two! First I made a vest top, then some pyjamas to go with it. I sewed it all on my vintage singer - no zigzagger (I have one but can't get it to work properly), no walking foot and no overlocker, just plain 'ol … Continue reading Pyjamas
Jersey! That's my hope at least. I wear a lot of jersey clothes and it would be great to be able to sew them. But my vintage Singer can only do straight stitches... After a lot of puzzling and searching lots of blogs and websites, I think I have the solution: 1) Mettler seraflock thread … Continue reading What next?
The sewing resolution 