It’s the Marimekko fabric – finally sewn up! Those of you who follow me on social media will have seen me share this fabric before. I squealed with delight when it appeared on deadstock fabric shop Rainbow Fabrics two years ago. It’s a slight misprint as the colours aren’t fully saturated but I don’t remotely …
Today I’m sharing my new Vogue V2004 dress in a pretty bird print crepe by Lady McElroy – an utter steal in the clearance section of my local Boyes at £1.50 per metre for 3m. And I now understand why this is one of the bestselling patterns of the year. It has full raglan sleeves …
Here’s a dress that took a long time to post about but a really short time to sew! This was only supposed to be a wearable toile but it turned out so great! McCall’s 8358 is a Laura Ashley ’70s vintage reissue… also in pdf format. It’s a reversible wrap dress with square or v …
Here’s my outfit from the Minerva pop up shop; part of the Minerva 25th Birthday Bash! If you attended, you may have seen me doing demos of the Simplicity Bias Tape Maker and giving talks on how to match patterns with fabric types. I was a little hoarse by the end of the day! (BTS …
If you didn’t see on social media I recently had the pleasure of attending the Minerva Birthday Event, hosting a series of workshops and demos during the day and guest judging the catwalk competition with Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant during the evening. I chose to merge the Know Me 2015 bustier top with the Vogue …
I have a strange relationship with polka dot fabrics. I adore them but don’t have that many garments made from them. Something odd happens where I put a polka dot fabric high up on a pedastal like it’s too nice to sew, or perhaps it’s that I’m too likely to ruin it. So they sit …