I have recently fallen for the Grainline Studio’s Linden sweatshirt. I made my first version as a Christmas jumper in December, before quickly moving on to the adorable Pug version. it’s such a simple pattern that it is perfect to show off really special jersey fabric. It has raglan sleeves and neck, collar and cuff […]
With May drawing to a close, I thought I would blog about the final few days and a little summary of the month and what I got out of it. Day 29 As it was a particularly rainy bank holiday Monday and I had lots of sewing to do, I pretty much wore my pjs […]
That’s the last full week of Me Made May – only a few more days to go! Day 22 The sun was out in full force so I finally got to wear one of my favourite me made summer dresses – the Rosie dress that was free last summer with Simply Sewing Magazine. I bought this gorgeous […]
Three quarters of the way through Me Made May and we are on the home straight! Day 15 Despite a brief glimpse of sun last week, we were back to pretty much constant rain by Monday. I wore by navy striped ponte Sew Over It Molly dress from their City Break collection. This is another […]
Week two of Me Made May is officially over and what a week it was! Day 8 I started my new job today so decided to go in reasonably smart until I knew what the dress code was. I chose my latest Colette Patterns Moneta dress, in the autumnal leaf print as I can wear […]
For the past three years, I have taken part in Me Made May. If you don’t already know, this challenge started by a sewing blogger called Zoe, eight years ago. It is a fun challenge that gets the sewing community together and we make a pledge for the month of May regarding our handmade wardrobes. The pledge […]
I was asked by a few people how I hemmed my Paris dress so I decided to film a quick tutorial while I was hemming my latest Zinnia skirt by Colette Patterns. I used the toucan fabric that I bought in Paris for the outer skirt and lined it with some of the grey lining […]
Bonjour! Last weekend I took a trip to Paris for four days with my family to celebrate my Mum’s 70th birthday. I decided that it would be a great challenge for me to wear only handmade clothes during the trip. Day One: Our flight left Bristol at 7:30am so we arrived in Paris at about […]
I have liked the look of the Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top since it was released but didn’t get round to buying it until I was at the Knitting and Stitching Show a couple of weeks ago. I thought about buying it while I was chatting to the girls on the stand, but it […]
I have made two Moneta dresses (bringing my grand total to 5!) out of stretch velvet recently. One is a stunning midnight blue and the other is a gorgeous burgundy (I managed to track down some more of the fabric I used to make my pencil skirt). I have also made some velvet scrundies, my […]