As you maybe can tell from the lack of recent posts on this blog, I have had a bit of a struggle in my creative world recently. My ‘sewjo’ has flown out the window. I …
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How to make hair rollers from scrap fabric
I have always loved a more vintage aesthetic, and recently the blackhole of youtube sucked me into the lovely ladies who show off their beautiful wardrobe and style inspired the 40s/50s. Whilst I have always …
Jeans to Denim Jacket
Around five years ago my dad did a wardrobe clear out and, before passing them to the charity shop, gave me first dibs on claiming anything that I might want to chop up. One thing …
Turtle Neck Jumper Dress
The weather is getting colder and for a reason that I will not mention, I am currently working from home full time. This means I am no longer in a nice warm office and also …
A look-back and plan for the future – winter sewing plans 2020
I can no longer kid myself. It is no longer summer and I need to accept that and start making cold-weather appropriate clothing. It’s funny, I do actually really like autumn, the colours and exciting things that come with it – I love Bonfire Night. However, I really don’t like being cold, and my clothing, therefore, can take a bit of a dip into the hundreds of scarfs, blankets and socks territory. I have now reached that stage of acceptance and am ready to emerge from my duvet to start looking towards what I could make this winter
Lemon shorts
I have made this pattern twice as cropped trousers with the tucks in the front, and I thought this would be enough to know that the pattern fit me. Ha. If only I knew!
Sew Over It Ravello Top
This is another make from the Sew Over It summer dreaming ebook (promise there is only one more summer post then I will catch up with what the weather is actually doing!) One of the …
Sew Over It Sienna Skirt
When the Sew Over It summer capsule ebook came out, I was a litttttttle (read a lot!) excited. I have one of the previous capsule books from them and just love the style and being …
Seamwork Savannah Top
So welcome to the first part of my Mediterranean capsule. For this capsule, I started with a mood board of fabrics (go see this post on my fabric hunt for more info) as opposed to …
The Mediterranean Collection
I have been inspired recently by the lovely black hole of Instagram to try the idea of sewing a capsule. It seems like a very sensible idea for those of us trying to get a …