We’re in week two and it’s time for my polka dot challenge! I managed six days of me-made dots this week. It would have been seven if I’d conquered my half done Burda dress. Sigh…. Let’s check out the dots!! Self-drafted Elsie knock off dress worn for a stroll around the canal on Bank Hol …
Backstitch Giveaway: winner announcement!!
I’m so happy to be announcing this giveaway. I was amazed at the number of entries, 53 in total! And there is a good variety of ways people are following. It was selfish of me but I really wanted to know which platforms my blog is mostly being viewed on, and now I do! Without …
The Sweetheart Dress (oh don’t get all soppy on me)
Last week I showed you a dress I hadn’t blogged about but it went down quite well so I here are the details. I wanted to make the Colette Truffle bodice into my go-to dress bodice block as it was so close to being perfect on my Christmas party dress. I made a rub off …
Me-Made-May 13 – week 1
Well hello! May is upon us. And for everyone in Europe we had a bank holiday to kick things off too! I managed four out of five days in me-mades this week. I had agreed with myself a goal of six out of seven days in each week but hey, this was a short week! …
V8469 review
The eagle-eyed of you will have spotted an unfamiliar dress in my blogger meet up post. In honour of the day I decided to dress up! I wore V8469. This is from their Very Easy Vogue range and I have to say it was pretty darn easy. I used a polyester I’ve had in my stash for …
Blogiversary Backstitch Giveaway!
That’s right, one year ago today I started blogging! It’s gone soooo quickly. I started so I could post about my participation in Me-Made-May. I barely had anything to wear and I was still figuring out how to manage a blog. I was pretty sure no one out there was reading. But here I am, …