Happy heatwave everyone! So I’m not going to inundate you with pictures of Simplicity 1606… this is my toile version of the ball gown with a fun twist. The pattern is essentially a great little princess seam sundress waiting to happen. So I simply added sundress straps and a gathered skirt to get the look! The double straps …
So I know it’s a little dreary outside but this dress feels like a bolt of sunshine when I put it on. Don’t you love it when you get that feeling? When I saw Butterick 6453 by Gertie I knew I’d make view A. (Now Simplicity 9291) I’m sure you guessed that too. It’s a classic …
A bit later than planned I wanted to share some pics from The Dressmaker’s Ball! In case you missed it this was the event that took place on May 14th at Leicester’s City Rooms. Organised by the fab team at Crafty Sew and Sew we were treated to an evening of dinner and dancing. It was fab!! …
Hopefully the name of this post has you intrigued! I have a a fun new dress to share in the most awesome print fabric you’ll see today!! I am super excited to pair up with Spoonflower for their British Blog Hop. I’m in fab company as well: Blog Tour Schedule Saturday, May 27 | Kate | The …
Hi everyone! Fingers crossed you’ve had a chilled week with a good splash of sewing time. After the horrific incident in town on Monday night our office was quite a heavy place Tuesday. Thankfully no one I work with was personally affected but it’s hit us all hard. To lift my spirits I made a …
Happy long weekend everyone. I’m sharing a dress I posted on Instagram a while ago but didn’t let you peek at the finished garment. It’s an old New Look pattern I got from sewingpatterns.com to print at home. It’s an absolute pain in the butt to sort as you need special software and a licence code …