To sew a new item of clothing each month
For my birthday my wonderful boyfriend bought me the new Sewing Bee book - Sustainable Style! It's been written by Selkie Patterns and there are lots of great patterns in it. In particular the Jumpsuit pattern caught my eye. This is the first jumpsuit I've made (and actually it's a playsuit as I made the … Continue reading Sewing Bee Sustainable Style Jumpsuit
I've been looking at Spoonflower quite a bit recently (a print-your-own fabric company). See: http://www.spoonflower.com. It's a great idea, and I have two plans for what to make: Custom garment labels. Printing with Spoonflower is expensive, but labels are only small. I've calculated it'll be about. £10 for more than a years supply. Toddler T-shirt … Continue reading Spoonflower plans
In an attempt to use up scraps, I decided try quilting and I enjoyed it! I found the repetition of sewing up the squares surprisingly relaxing, and I'm happy with the end result. The fabric: I've been storing my scraps from different projects, and for this I rooted through to find the smallest pieces. I … Continue reading Mini quilt
I really enjoyed sewing the Heron Top. It's another pattern from the Merchant & Mills Workbook. I took my time getting it right (unpicking and resewing more than once!), and I'm really pleased with the end result. The fabric: In a recent blog post I mentioned that I have decided to use sustainable fabrics for … Continue reading Heron Top
The sewing resolution 