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.

Flower Child Fabrics Clutch Bag

Art Gallery 100% Cotton Flower Child Fabrics using the Prym bag frame to make a matching clutch bag to use up the scraps from making a skirt.