Time for a new Fabric Godmother Ambassador project! This is the Dynamo Dress pattern from Kaisa Rissanen for Tauko Magazine issue 13, available as a standalone pattern on Fabric Godmother. Made in the most beautiful twill called Midnight Circus Viscose Twill in Navy. I was sent both the pattern and fabric in exchange for a …
There’s no missing these statement shoulder straps! Let me show you how to make them on your next project. My latest make is an easy boxy top, with a surprisingly easy shoulder feature in the cheapest Liberty print I’ve ever bought. So this technique can be added to any shoulder strap. You will need to …
Earlier in the summer I signed up to test a new pattern from Gingerrellina London. She’s a small indie pattern company with a handful of designs. The Angel top and dress pattern has now been released so I can share my version and thoughts. It’s a sleeveless top, mini, and midi dress pattern. I loved …
It had been a while, so I decided to try an indie pattern again. I’d seen images of a laced up bodice dress on Pinterest and then saw this pattern on poeticmemorysewing’s Instagram account, and I hunted out the design. It didn’t look complicated so I enthusiastically dove in thinking “Let’s give it a go”. …
I’m back with a gorgeous new make. I received an early copy of the NEW Leah dress + top by Tilly and The Buttons. Let’s talk about it because I’m so excited with how it turned out! With its loose-fitting silhouette, options for gathered tiers, and flowing shape, Leah is breezy but polished. I decided …
The Stitch Festival is a huge sewing and crafting show in the business design centre in Islington, London. And it’s a 4-day event filled with dress making stalls, crafting supplies, knitting and crochet kits and tools, catwalks, art displays, talks. There’s workshops you can book on for all kinds of skills and techniques. It’s a …