To sew a new item of clothing each month
I am currently making the Bay Coat from Seamwork. It's a big project and I'm taking it slowly and enjoying the process. The coat has shoulder pads and I decided to make them myself. I thought I'd let you know how I did it, in case you ever feel the need to customise your shoulder … Continue reading Make your own shoulder pads
Since discovering this pattern I instantly wanted to make it. It's one of these bags which is perfect for using up scrap fabric - those larger scraps which you can't make into a garment but are too big to waste on hair bands or something else. So I tried making this pattern for the first … Continue reading Hebe project bag
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 is a fairly old make, from March last year (pre-lockdown #1!), but I have not had the time to post about it, so I'm now going to rectify that. I made this because I was attending an awards ceremony in London to celebrate a friend's award and I needed something formal to wear. I … Continue reading Victoria Blazer
One of my favourite bags had very sadly come to the end of it's life. The leather had worn out and it had developed lots of large holes. I adored this bag because it was a small bag that was so well designed - it could hold loads and I could wear it as either … Continue reading Reconstructed rucksack bag
I have a wonderful old lady who lives near me and every Christmas she bakes Christmas cakes for the whole street. It must take her ages and she decorates them beautifully. I wanted to make her something special for Christmas to say thank you, and I decided to make her these scented pyramid bags enclosed … Continue reading Scented bags gift set
I bought the Summit Pack pattern as part of the Sew My Style February challenge. It's a really great rucksack design from Cloudsplitter Bags, and I was really excited to make it but with everying that's happening it's taken me a while. But finally, this weekend, I made my mind up about which of my … Continue reading Summit Pack
This was a perfect, quick happy sewing project to use up my scraps! It's a pattern from the Merchant & Mills Sewing Book and it's a Hussif (fancy name for a travel sewing kit). Here's how I made it. 1. The fabric For this I used up my left over purple linen chambray (from making … Continue reading Hussif
I live in an old house which has a tendency to become damp. My wardrobe is next to an outside wall and I don't want my lovely handmade clothes to go mouldy! So I decided to use up my fabric scraps to make these envelope-style wardrobe scent bags. 1. The fabric For the outer fabric … Continue reading Wardrobe scent bags
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
The sewing resolution 