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The Sangria dress (and my first outing with scuba!)
Scuba is a fabric that's never really appealed to me before now - it always seemed too rubbery for my liking. I changed my mind about this shortly after discovering this wonderful bonded lace scuba...
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Finished: Red Coat (McCall's 7058)
Get the flags out, I've finally finished my red coat! I first blogged about making a red coat back in November, having been gathering supplies to make one for a few weeks before that. As is often the...
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Red Coat: Tutorials and Resources
Thank you all for such generous and encouraging comments on my red coat - it was wonderful to read such positive feedback! As promised, this next post will focus on the tutorials, supplies and...
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Liberty fabric suppliers
Last summer I talked about making a new quilt using some Liberty remnants I've been hoarding for the past few years. But when I went through my stash, I realised there were only three I actually wanted...
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This is just a short post to let you know I'll be taking a break from the blog for the next few weeks. As you may know, my younger son has special needs and is currently going through a very difficult...
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Knitting & Stitching Show 2017
First up, I'd like to say an enormous THANK YOU to everybody who commented or sent me messages of support following my last post. I appreciated each and every one of them and they really did make me...
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Another Heather Dress
It was only a matter of time before I caved in and made another Heather dress.My navy version has been a runaway success this winter, so much so that I needed to dilute it to stop it being worn to...
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Sew Over It Molly Top
This here is the Molly Top, one of the patterns included in the My Capsule Wardrobe: City Break eBook by Sew Over It.I've only just got round to sewing anything from it and the Molly pattern was the...
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The perfect denim skirt (probably)
Who doesn't love a denim skirt? I've made plenty over the years (here, here, here and here) and I'm still not bored of them. When I was at the Knitting & Stitching Show recently I fell for some...
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Nautical print Granville shirt
My lightweight #2017makenine pledge is actually going rather well (lightweight in the sense that mine is actually #2017makesix...). I've made the Capital Chic Sangria dress and two versions of the Sew...
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Maxi dress to Agnes top refashion
Refashion. Now there's a word you don't see very often on this blog. Sadly, I'm not one of those people who can take a voluminous grandma dress and instantly transform it into a trench coat... or a...
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Tilly and the Buttons Etta Dress
This is the new Etta Dress pattern from Tilly and the Buttons: a drop dead gorgeous wiggle dress, super fitted and super slinky. I was one of the pattern testers, which doesn't automatically guarantee...
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Sewing and Running
After publishing this post at the beginning of the year, it was interesting to discover that there are so many of you who sew and run. This post is a bit of an update on both. Sewing has been pretty...
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New Look Fireworks Dress
I've had a picture of this dress in my head for ages, ever since seeing Rosa's beautiful floral dress last summer. I really liked the wrap front bodice and the way the dress looked so casually chic....
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#2017makenine update
The #2017makenine Instagram initiative (or in my case #2017makesix...) is the only sewing challenge I've signed up for this year, and it seems to have gone to plan so far.Of the six patterns/fabrics I...
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Liberty quilt question
Just a quick post today to announce that I've finally finished the top for my Liberty quilt. My god it was gruelling, it seemed to take forever! The quilt won't actually be needed until the autumn,...
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Quest for the ultimate sleeveless top pattern
Tank, shell, singlet, cami - there seem to be many different descriptions, but what I'm essentially talking about here is a simple, sleeveless top made from woven fabric. With such a straight forward...
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La Maison Victor Malia Top
I'm delighted to be part of a world blog tour to help launch the English edition of Dutch sewing magazine La Maison Victor. Until now the magazine has only been available in French or Dutch, so this...
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Dragonfly Fabric summer giveaway
The sun is out and the sky is blue in the UK - perfect conditions for summer dressmaking. I love sewing for different seasons and summer sewing definitely allows you to crack open the light, drapey...
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Pattern Runway Kimono Sleeved Dress
This is the Easy Short Sleeved Kimono Dress from Pattern Runway - a relaxed fit dress with an elastic waist, short kimono sleeves and keyhole opening at the centre back. I hadn't heard of Pattern...
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