To sew a new item of clothing each month
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 have had this glorious stretch cotton fabric in my stash for ages and I couldn't figure out what to make out of it. Trousers would be too flamboyant, I didn't have enough to make a jumpsuit and the pattern was too big for a top or jacket. In the end I decided to make … Continue reading Hacked Suki dress
In Tilly's Make It Simple book, she has a pattern for a cardigan which is called the Bertha. It's a slouchy raglan cardigan design, and it has dramatic batwing style sleeves. As soon as I saw it I thought "I need to make that!", and so that is what I did. 1. The fabric I … Continue reading Bertha cardigan
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
This jersey skirt pattern is the first one in Tilly's Stretch book (which was a very exciting Christmas present that I've been itching to make something from!). It's a really simple pattern which gives great results - what's not to love? 1. The fabric I made this from a stretch denim which I had bought … Continue reading Bibi skirt & pinafore
The first pattern in the Tilly and the Buttons Make it Simple book are the Safiya Trousers. They are an elasticated waist trouser pattern with wide legs and are ankle-length. I really liked that they can be adapted into dungarees (which I've seen lots of people make on Instagram) and also a playsuit. I decided … Continue reading Safiya Trousers
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
Do you remember the old jeans I cut up into strips and sewed together, and then didn't know what to do with? Well, I decided to turn it into a pencil skirt! It's my first pattern-hack and I think it went quite well, although the denim is very heavy and it's a bit like wearing … Continue reading Denim pencil skirt
The sewing resolution 