Hello hello! I’ve got a few things to share today so I’ll try not to ramble. First up, my Anna obsession continues with a new version of the By Hand London pattern. This is my third attempt with a gathered skirt and numerous fitting tweaks. I’ve reduced the gaping at the front and back and …
Whistles Anna
Happy Sunday everyone. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Mine involved a day at the races, drinking cold wine in the sunshine with friends and dancing to silly music. And a bit of sewing which resulted in a finished dress yippee. So this is my third Anna dress from By Hand London but the first to …
Leslie Caron wannabe
I love a good musical, especially a Gene Kelly musical. An American In Paris is completely fabulous. When I saw Burda’s Viva La Diva spread in issue 11/2014 I fell hard for the AIP inspired dress. This collection featured iconic gowns from favourite films. The Eva Green Casino Royale gown and Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes halter …
Vintage shirt dress number 3
I can’t help myself with this pattern, plus I have so many more versions planned! In case it wasn’t obvious, this is the Vintage Shirtdress from Sew Over It aka the Ultimate Shirtdress in my mind. I wanted to try the pattern in viscose this time and felt I knew enough about the pattern to …
Megan meets Orla dress
Hello hello! Hope you’re all having a fab weekend. I’ve been poorly but thankfully starting to feel better, even if I’m still struggling to speak. My throat is burning but that won’t stop me sharing a new dress with you! So yesterday I made the Megan dress from Tilly’s book Love At First Stitch. It’s not …
Happy sunshine dress
Hello everyone! I promise this isn’t going be a huge ramble about the weather, even though I’m a total British cliché and actually enjoy talking about what’s happening out there. If I’ve ever talked to you about the weather, don’t think it’s just small talk… it honestly isn’t! So this is a dress I made …