Sewing and wearing vintage-inspired clothing is something I love to do. I often find these patterns have more interesting construction details and work well in both vintage look and modern fabrics. When I heard the line up for McCall’s Big Vintage Sew-along I was really excited. There are so many excellent patterns in there. If …
Hello campers! I’m loving blogging again. So here’s something else from my huge backlog of finished garments. The pattern is the Elsie woven overshirt from Style Arc patterns. How Style Arc works is that you get a single sized pattern delivered in the post or you can choose a multi-size pdf pattern from their Etsy …
So if you follow me on social media you’ll have seen a few of my pics of New York where my partner and I had a fun mini break during March. I thought I’d give a little rundown of the stitchy highlights in case you were interested! So the day my issue went to the …
Recently I shared my sewing room in the magazine and thought it should definitely appear on the blog too! I hope you like this peek into my sewing space. I know how lucky I am to have a dedicated space to sew, and although it feels like an indulgence at times, it has made me …
And I’m back!! In a short summary, I was locked out of my blog over Christmas (I hate you Go Daddy) and then have been really really struggling to get photos of my finished makes during this horrible winter. But now I’m breaking through this by getting something shot and up on the blog, even …
The things I do to get back into blogging! I’ve just run inside before the snow has kicked into gear. I was outside taking some pics of my finished Vogue 9127 dress and it was COLD and windy! This pattern is for a loose-fitting dress with shoulder pads, shawl collar and clever integrated pocket. There …