MMM17 – Week 4½ – The final reckoning
And so we come to the end of May. It’s been a lot easier this year, mostly because I have a larger wardrobe of me-made clothes to play with. Which is great! My pledge was to wear me-made outfits for...
View ArticleNot quite a UFO
I’ve been trying to de-clutter my flat. It’s too small for All The Stuff. This has meant re-discovering things. I genuinely thought I’d thrown out this leopard print chiffon and the bits of top that...
View ArticleHoliday projects round-up
I’m back from my holidays, and I thought I’d lump together all my remaining holiday projects in one post – both the finishing-off jobs and the long-running ones. The watercolour floral top – finished I...
View ArticleThe Jardin Fleuri dress
If you’ve been keeping track, you’ll remember that I returned from my holiday with three new pieces of fabric, and I was determined to get them sewn up as soon as possible, as they are too pretty to...
View ArticleA misty autumnal shell top
I went to the Great British Sewing Bee Live event on Saturday, and of course I felt the need to wear something that I had made. Something new. That thought didn’t hit me until Thursday, so I reached...
View ArticleOne Week, One Pattern 2017
I’ve always loved OWOP, and it seemed to be a two-yearly kind of thing, but this year, the very lovely Sheona of Sewisfaction kindly hosted it, running from 25th November to 1st December and it was an...
View ArticleReturn of the Sewjo!
There’s nothing like a blogging deadline to motivate a person! After promising to get this sewn up for AGES, I got given a deadline, so I just had to get on with it. And what do you know, after the...
View ArticleAnother Simple Sew Stylish Shell Top, plus a skirt
My post has gone live on the Simple Sew Blog now, so I can share these two makes: The top is another iteration of the Simple Sew Stylish Shell Top, made with a beautiful minty green chambray from...
View ArticleSummer Teasers
I finally got around to making something that wasn’t knickers! Unfortunately I can’t really show much of any of these makes, the first one, because it was a skirt for my sister and I totally forgot to...
View ArticleFlamingos
I’m delighted that I can post about this dress, now that it has gone live on the Simple Sew Blog. You can read there about how I hacked the Stylish Shell Top pattern into the perfect summer dress –...
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