Happy weekend! I’m currently in my sewing room whipping up a quick coat. Aka no tailoring, minimal hand stitching, maybe even no buttons… but welt pockets might make an appearance. Let’s wait and see. In other news I wanted to push my sewing with a garment that’s pretty different for me. I reviewed the Butterick …
Not quite a tangerine dream but close to the perfect pumpkin, it’s all fruity over in my house with this newly finished orange coat. It’s the kind of orange that is easy to mistake for red… until you try and wear it with real red. It’s of course the pattern of the moment Vogue 1537. …
Hurrah! I’m happy to share my finished peacoat. This is Vogue 7666, a vintage 70s jacket, trouser and skirt pattern that I got in a random bundle of patterns for £1.50 at a car boot sale. I wanted to join in the McCall’s peacoat sewalong that Rachel and the team at McCall’s were hosting on their …
So this is the story of my new jacket. We’ve had a bit of a rocky time getting to completion but we made it out the other side. It’s sort of my vintage pledge garment because my original pledge to sew a vintage shelf bust pattern was demolished when I sewed the modern Gertie dress. …
I’m back!! I feel like I’ve been away from the blog for ages (sob sob). Today I’m sharing the story of a little blue jacket. This bad boy: I bought it from Next a few years ago. It has some awesome details like cool pockets and great top-stitching. But if you wear a jacket for …