Time to share something recently photographed! I whipped up this keyhole top at the start of the year in my attempt to make more “pub tops”. You know… the kind of top that is smart with jeans if you’re popping out for a drink with friends but walking in crappy weather or racing about on …
McCall’s 7977
Two tops in one blog post today… gosh. M7977 was THE ruffle top pattern for most of 2019 and 2020. It was still being bought up to 2022 of course but most people in the sewing universe had made it by then. Except me. I chose to finally make it after it went out of …
Butterick 6806
Are you ever paralysed by a fabric? You buy it with love in your eyes and can’t wait to sew the perfect garment with it… then can’t make up your mind about what to sew!! So it sits in your stash haunting you. That’s what happened with this luscious Carmel twill from Patterns and Plains. …
McCall’s 8256
Morning everyone. A quick post from me today! I recently went over to the Love Sewing offices to chat with the new Editor Michelle and photograph my version of M8256. This is a Learn To Sew level 1 pattern for a super blousey top with gathering into a neat bias neckline. There are raglan sleeves …
Simplicity 9492
Hello everyone! For newcomers around here, I have a long tradition of making myself something nice for my birthday. It isn’t always something super fancy by the way… but this one is quite the stunner. My husband and I went out for dinner on my birthday to a nice French restaurant in Ilkley (with a …
McCall’s Vogue Mash up
After the success of my Vogue mashup I thought I’d make a quick sun dress for the heatwave using a precious 1.5m piece of Rifle Paper Co cotton I had. The fabric was the end of the bolt from Sewcialising at the Knitting and Stitching Show of Garden Party in Cream from the Wildwood collection. …