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BHL Hannah wrap dress

This was a project I’d had in mind for a while. I bought the fabric months ago, at the beginning of my journey, and knew I wanted to make a dress out of it. As I had virtually no patterns then, I scoured various indie designers to start building a collection, and I found theContinue reading “BHL Hannah wrap dress”

Adventures with Ogdens

I’ve always liked the True Bias Ogden cami but I’m out of their size range. I saw a YouTube video by Penguin and Pear Dressmaking on grading up the Ogden, so I decided to give it a whirl on my Liberty Atlas tana lawn scraps, using the bias binding method by Sew North as IContinue reading “Adventures with Ogdens”

Marilla Walker Maya top in Liberty Atlas tana lawn

So I made another Maya – in part because I hadn’t done the pattern quite right with my first attempt, and also because this fabric really wanted a boxy tee – I had it in mind as soon as I saw it. It is a frankly bonkers print! It is very busy and quite small,Continue reading “Marilla Walker Maya top in Liberty Atlas tana lawn”

Marilla Walker Maya top

Hello! I’ve been in a bit of a sewing rut as I have been tackling a dress that has been driving me mad (not the fault of the pattern at all – I had to do some hacking to fix some accidental literal hacking, and now I am going rogue to try and fix it).Continue reading “Marilla Walker Maya top”

Lessons learned so far

A few days ago I was thinking about fabric and sewing patterns, placing some orders, and it had me reflect on themes that have emerged so far. 1. Colours and prints – I’ve gravitated towards vibrant colours and prints consistently so far. Interestingly, they’re a really small part of my RTW wardrobe. I’d say inContinue reading “Lessons learned so far”

Sew House 7 Underwood

So at the outset, this is an incredibly quick sew. I cut the pattern out at about 12 noon and it was sewn up by 5.30pm. As a newbie who takes her time to do things, that’s pretty damn quick for me! I did pick view 2 with finish B (just folding over and seamingContinue reading “Sew House 7 Underwood”

My first ever garment for me!

Today I made a Peppermint magazine peplum top by In the Folds – the pattern is free, and it’s a lovely one. It’s a pattern for a woven top and includes making your own bias binding (something I hadn’t done before). It has a scoop front and v-neck back, although my v-neck was not veryContinue reading “My first ever garment for me!”

So lockdown changed all my plans…

Hello! So in my last post, I set out my plans to start sewing once we moved flat. Well that went out the window with lockdown; we currently have no idea when we’re going to move. However, lockdown also meant that I had my sewing machine and overlocker sent up, so I could get started.Continue reading “So lockdown changed all my plans…”

New Year’s Resolution

Hello! One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to continue learning to sew. Specifically, I want to start sewing my own clothes so that I can have clothes which fit properly and are everything I want to wear. Right now I don’t have my sewing machine in my flat as there isn’t space, so everythingContinue reading “New Year’s Resolution”