Dear friends and supporters of Like Sew Amazing I have been dreading writing this post and have been putting it off for as long as possible but I am afraid the time has now come for me to inform you of some big changes. As for most small businesses, weathering the last few years has […]
On Saturday 22nd July, we are hosting our first pattern swap and here is everything that you need to know! Date: Sat 22nd July 2023 Time: 10am – 4pm (the event will run all day so join us when you can) Location: Like Sew Amazing, 16 Whitehouse Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4AY Cost: Completely free! […]
Tilly and the Buttons latest release, Mabel, is a pretty summery make that can be made as either a blouse or dress – it has pretty details such as gathering and shirring and a gorgeous neckline to give it some interest. I used one of our range of ex-designer organic cotton shirtings for my first […]
Last October, I married Alex, my partner of 20 years. As our budget was fairly modest, we had a small, intimate ceremony and only spent money on things that were really important to us. My dress I knew that I didn’t want to make my own wedding dress. That felt like way too much pressure […]
Christmas is not far away so it’s time for our annual gift guide to give you some ideas for what to get the sewist in your life. Of course, if it is you that sews, then feel free to sneak this list to Santa! Countdown Calendars The Kylie and the Machine advent calendars make the perfect […]
I’m not sure why it’s so hard for us Brits to shout about our achievements but it’s been pointed out to me that I should be shouting about the fact that we’ve won a British Sewing Award for the last three years in a row! 2019 – Best Independent Retailer – South of England 2020 […]
Alice-May from The Stitch Edit shares her thoughts on the Erin dungarees and what its like to be a pattern model! October 2021, Tilly Towers What a surreal day! I, a children’s book editor, have been masquerading as a model for a day and oh my goodness it was fun. There were only 5 of […]
After a great response last year, we are bringing back our Like Sew Amazing Easter Egg Hunt! It was such a brilliant community event last year and we are going to keep it online again this year so that you can join in, no matter where you are! (It also saves us the risk of getting […]
I was very excited to see the latest release by Tilly and the Buttons as I absolutely live in dungarees in the summertime and the Erin pattern looked just up my street! I made my first pair from our Rust Stretch Cotton Twill, lined with the Hello Velo cotton poplin. I pretty much made them […]
We’ve had some stunning new border print fabrics in recently and it’s something that I am always on the look out for as they make really striking garments. I get asked all the time about how to use them though so I thought I would share a little inspiration post. It can be hard at […]