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05 May

Seamwork Audrey jacket – Pattern Review

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Is it wrong that I decided to make a denim jacket mainly as somewhere to display my sewing pins and patches?! As denim is a sturdier, more durable fabric, it is the perfect place for your pin and badge collection. I had seen a couple of versions of the Seamwork magazine Audrey jacket (I’m looking […]
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20 Nov

Birthday Anna dress

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I made my first By Hand London Anna dress a couple of months ago and I absolutely love everything about it and resolved to make another one very soon. I was lucky enough to get some money for my birthday earlier in the month so headed to Liberty at the first opportunity and bought a […]
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20 Aug

Sewing workwear and my BHL Pencil Skirt

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I recently recorded a vlog about my favourite patterns for workwear and I thought I would share a bit more information about a couple of garments that I made this week – the By Hand London Charlotte pencil skirt and the True Bias Ogden cami top. I had enough cotton suiting fabric left over from my […]
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30 Jul

Selena high low hem skirt

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I have been living in skirts and dresses this summer and when I saw the Selena skirt pattern that came free with Simply Sewing magazine, I knew I wanted to give it a go.   As the hem of the skirt is higher at the front than it is at the back, you would be […]
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16 Jul

By Hand London Orsola pattern review

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I absolutely fell in love with the latest pattern release from the girls at By Hand London – the Orsola dress and skirt. It is a unique take on a shift dress that means you put in on almost like an apron and it wraps at the back and ties at the front – no […]
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14 Mar

Sugar Skulls Agnes Top

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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 […]
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24 Jan

Rosa Shirt

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The Rosa shirt by Tilly and the Buttons is on my Make Nine list for this year. I have actually had the pattern since it was released and even had the fabric washed and ready to go but just hadn’t got round to making it. I have made quite a few men’s shirts before, so […]
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