A Graffiti print floaty number
A polyester georgette fabric in a black and white graffiti print in Simplicity pattern 1064… its great so long as I don’t want to lift my arms up.
Category: Review
Heyday Dungarees
It’s no secret that I have recently become a huge dungarees fan… hilariously so has my sister-in-law. She was telling me about a pair of red dungarees she fancied and me being me of course went “nah, don’t buy them I’ll make you a pair”. After a very quick search we came upon the Heyday […]
Briar Tee
Megan Nielsen Briar Tee in a floral jersey fabric… with a questionable choice of a leather pocket detail.
Stretch! In review
I often come across sewing books that take my fancy but rarely buy them, so late last year I made a change to this and purchased 3 that had been on my list for a while and thought I’d write up a little review as to why I picked them and how I found them… […]
Painty Mila Dungarees
Tilly and the Buttons Mila Dungarees in a painty style floral cotton sateen fabric. With tips on how to work between the lines to get a great fit.
Hashtag the year away…
Happy New Year! I wanted to take a moment to shout out a few hashtag projects that I found during last year that I am super excited to (hopefully) take part in this year. #makenine This has been going for several years now and I have no idea how I’ve missed it… #makenine2019. The […]
Scuba Bodycon
Aztec printed scuba fabric in a bodycon dress style. Mccalls Pattern 6886
A Coat to Stand Out in
A water resistant coated polyester tweed fabric into a fabulous coat with Butterick pattern 6385
Sewing for Boys
What do you sew for the boys in your life? My partner has been given pyjama bottoms, a waistcoat, several shirts and even a wash-bag. He’s forever moaning that I never sew for him, and to be honest I find it really hard to find interesting projects that I think he’ll like/wear. I’ve found a […]
Floral Faux Leather Co-ord
Floral Faux Leather on a tulle base… its a crazy fabric but it’s made a beautiful Jacket/Skirt Co-ord. Simplicity 8418 for the jacket with a self-drafted skirt.