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Now & Then Vintage Inspired Patterns
Remember me waxing lyrical in this post about Til the Sun Goes Down? Just to recap, they're a UK-based company producing beautiful dressmaking fabrics in limited edition prints. The fabrics are all...
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Amazing Fit Little Black Dress
One thing high on my autumn sewing list was a little black cocktail dress. Despite having a bulging wardrobe of dresses, I still have moments (often ten minutes before we're due to go out) when...
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Mademoiselle Privé
It seems fitting that the next blog post after my Little Black Dress post should be about the Chanel exhibition. The Mademoiselle Privé exhibition is now in its final week at the Saatchi Gallery in...
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Walkley in stripes
Behold my latest stripey top, made from the Walkley pattern from Wendy Ward's MIY Collection.I have to be honest, some of the MIY Collection patterns are a little too unstructured for my taste, but...
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Quilt plans
Despite having made three quilts (here, here and here), I still haven't exactly been bitten by the quilting bug. All three quilts were gifts for family members, so maybe it's because I'm always one...
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Faux Fur Scarf Tutorial
For instant warmth and chic, you can't go wrong with a faux fur scarf. They immediately add glamour to an outfit and they keep your neck warm at the same time! They're also super easy to make, so today...
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Swedish Tracing Paper - review and discount
Let's talk about Swedish Tracing Paper! I've heard lots about it but never actually worked with it, so when I was asked if I'd like to review it recently, I was keen as mustard! I know lots of sewists...
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Liberty Sophia Top
This pattern was a free gift with Love Sewing magazine a couple of issues back (Issue 19 to be precise). I'm dreadful at utilising free patterns from sewing magazines, but this one caught my eye - I...
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Christmas Gift Ideas for those who sew
I don't think there's anything more pleasurable than putting together a wish list of sewing goodies. These are my own personal favourites, just in case Father Christmas is reading….First and foremost...
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Badger and Earl Sewathon
This was me exactly a week ago - sewing, sewing, sewing all day long with Rachel from House of Pinheiro, Alex fromSewrendipity and Elisalex from By Hand London. Ah I love my life! We were the guests of...
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Christmas Joan Dress
Four years ago I made myself a fitted red dress with a tie neck, heavily influenced by the lovely Joan from Mad Men. That dress has been a real success. It's made from double knit, so as well as being...
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My sewing in 2015
Helloo! I hope you've all had a wonderful few days and that Father Christmas aced it with the presents this year. I'm still in recovery from the annual turkey overdose, so decided to take the...
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Anya Shoulder Bag
After a short sewing break over Christmas I decided to ease myself back into sewing by making a bag. I don't make bags very often, probably because I've made so many reversible shoppers to sell at...
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Cold weather sewing
The word on the street (as Huggy Bear would say) is that the UK weather is due to turn distinctly inclement. Phrases such as 'Arctic blast' are being bandied about by BBC weather people, which has...
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Sew Over It Pussy Bow Blouse
It's no secret that I have a bit of a thing for pussy bow blouses. I've made three from a Simplicity pattern (here, here andhere) and one from a vintage pattern. I love them all and they never...
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A cable knit Mabel
Plans for jumper making had to be swiftly re-jigged this week on discovering that I only had a metre of Aran-style sweater knit to play with. What possessed me to only buy one measly metre?! It's nigh...
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Karen Drape Dress
Let me introduce you to the Karen dress by Maria Denmark. The pattern is quite a grown up, slinky design and despite having very few opportunities to wear grown up, slinky designs, I felt a burning...
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Emery Class at Badger & Earl
For the past two Saturdays I've been helping two lovely ladies - Julia and Michaela - to sew the Emery Dress as part of a dressmaking class. The class was held at Badger & Earl in Chiswick (the...
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Jane's Quilt
Remember me wittering on in this blog post about wanting to make a quilt for myself? Well I finally found time to make one, and this one's all mine!I actually finished the quilt top a good few weeks...
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A colour block White Russian
Today I made a sweatshirt. Not the most exciting garment to talk about I'll admit, but this one turned out way better than I was expecting, so it gets its own blog post!My plans for sewing a sweatshirt...
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