Well.... Having a little break turned into "Where the hell have you been?" I've been away so long that my WordPress subscription lapsed and when I re-joined, my theme was discontinued. so the appearance of my blog has changed. It's really hard to get back on the horse sometimes, but I've got some makes to… Continue reading From Inspiration to Creation: Sewing My Own Barrel Legged Pants
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Waffle Fabric Faux Jumpsuit
Now I love jumpsuits and I've got quite a few in my wardrobe and this next project was supposed to be one. The inspiration was this blousey all in one that's been on my Pinterest for a few years now. I still haven't plucked up the courage to try and draft this - instead, I… Continue reading Waffle Fabric Faux Jumpsuit
Minerva Core Range Wide Cotton Rib Stretch Knit Fabric Terracotta
Throwing it all the way back to about a year ago, I'm sharing a simple project that has given me a lot of wear over the year. It was one of the fabric reviews that I had at the start of the year before I took a "break" to focus on learning pattern drafting. I… Continue reading Minerva Core Range Wide Cotton Rib Stretch Knit Fabric Terracotta
Washed Denim Jumpsuit
If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember #sewtogtherforsummer2019 when our assignment was to make a jumpsuit. I went a bit mad that year and created a total of five jumpsuits but was still eclipsed by the awesome Jen Legg’s 11! One of my suits was a self-drafted boilersuit style, which I made… Continue reading Washed Denim Jumpsuit
I snoozed and so I had to hack McCalls M7969
A while back I kept getting notifications that Minerva was offering a free download of the popular McCall’s M7969 pattern. I thought that’s great, I’ll have to get that. Well, I kept seeing the emails and kept saying I was going to get it, and I finally got ready to download the pattern, only to… Continue reading I snoozed and so I had to hack McCalls M7969
My FrankenStyle triptych and how I can’t dress down
Oh dear, some scheduling shenanigans happened this is the proper version, sorry if you received this too many times. Autumn seemed to arrive abruptly after the glorious summer of heatwaves that we have had this year in the UK. I find that although where we live, the weather is quite mild, it always seems to… Continue reading My FrankenStyle triptych and how I can’t dress down
Atlas Wrap Dress or my Hot Girl Summer Dress that wasn’t
One of the things I’ve noticed is that much of my sewing is Summer-centric. It makes sense that as I’m lucky enough to be able to travel a lot, I tend to make garments for those trips. This edition is another summer-suitable make but unfortunately, I didn’t get to wear this on this summer’s holiday.
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