Hello everyone! This post is going up while I’m away in France. I thought a little blogging would keep me distracted in the run up to the wedding so I scheduled a few posts. I’m sure the wedding was [insert a phrase here]. Hehe just kidding. I won’t try and guess but I’m hoping it …
How to sew sweatshirt fabric
Sewing with sweatshirt fabrics can be a bit challenging, as they are typically made of a combination of cotton and synthetic fibers, and can have a stretchy texture. Here are some tips to help you sew with sweatshirt fabrics: Use a ballpoint needle: Sweatshirt fabrics are knit fabrics, and can be easily damaged by a …
Out on the tiles dress Vogue mashup
Hello happy people! I’m in a great mood because this post is going out on my birthday!! I never work on my birthday and always try to do something fun. As it’s a Thursday this year I also took the Friday off so it’s double the fun! Today I had a trip to the spa …
McCall’s 6891 chambray shirtdress
Hello all! I’ve recovered from my extremely busy December and am back with a finished make for myself. This dress was a rather spontaneous make as I was lucky enough to try on a finished version we had in the office! This meant I quickly worked out the couple of tiny adjustments I’d need to …
New York New York
So if you follow me on social media you’ll have seen a few of my pics of New York where my partner and I had a fun mini break during March. I thought I’d give a little rundown of the stitchy highlights in case you were interested! So the day my issue went to the …
Wildflowers
So I’m back again with another V1102 hack and this time I’m not going to apologise about showing another variation on the same thing because I LOVE THIS DRESS. For those new to my blog, this is the AKO for Vogue dress pattern I made at the John Lewis sewing bee but lengthened the bodice, …