Oh July – she’s a fickle beast. One minute she’s pouring you with rain and the next it is sunstroke inducing warmth. So for my July Minerva make I thought I better sew something that looks nice and summery but could easily work for those chillier days too. I used the Mathilde blouse pattern from Tilly …
Today I’m really happy to share a lovely sparkly number. This is a happy little dress that makes me smile while wearing it!! I made this dress in association with a new online store, White Tree Fabrics, who specialise in dressmaking fabrics, haberdashery and patterns. This is the perfect skater dress (McCalls 6754) made in metallic foiled jersey. …
Don’t let the blog post title fool you, I was never really a Blur fan. I was never really an Oasis fan either. I wanted to share a few pictures of my first RDC Berthe blouse from this book which I made as a straight muslin, primarily to see if I could even cope with …
Well now, this is a well timed dress reveal. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know Le Tour has come to Yorkshire. This weekend in fact! I myself am in Lancashire for the weekend but I’m participating in the fun by sharing this little French dress with you all. Sorry it’s not made …
Hello hello! It’s time for the full reveal of my Minerva meet up dress. Let’s quickly recap, I had chosen a beautiful cotton sateen and had to make a lovely party dress for an evening of fun and frolics. Here it is! Everyone was dressed to the nines which was great. I loved my dress; …
Oooh happy news in Sewing Land! A new pattern company for us to drool over and patterns which can race to the top of our sewing queues. Capital Chic is a new, independent sewing pattern company based in London and offering work wear, cocktail wear and day-to-night looks. The designs have a wonderful modern, fashionable feel, …