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Vintage Pattern Pledge - a slight rethink
It seems I may have to rethink my Vintage Pattern Pledge. I thought I was so clever pledging to sew just one vintage pattern this year. My mistake was specifying the exact pattern (a 1950's tie neck...
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A Summertime Granville
My springtime Granville shirt has become a real wardrobe staple these past few weeks - it's such a classic style and I really like the fitted, yet comfortable shape. Key word here - comfortable!...
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Herrick
When I helped my friend Berni make a quilt from her late brother's shirts last year, I had no idea I'd be making a similar quilt myself a year later. It's been a long, sad process but I'm pleased that...
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Men's Shirt Cushion Tutorial
This is a very easy tutorial for turning a shirt into a cushion. I decided to try this out after making a memory quilt from my uncle's shirts. There were a few shirts left over and it seemed a shame...
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Hooray, hooray, it's a holi, holi-day
I'll be off on holiday later in the summer, so today I thought I'd rummage through my wardrobe to work out which of my handmade clothes will work best in the heat. Because I generally tread the same...
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An Emery for Emily
Long time readers of this blog will know that unselfish sewing is not normal behaviour for me. I find fitting and sewing for others far more stressful than sewing for myself and avoid it like the...
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Another blue skirt...
Ah, lovely Simplicity 2451! Gorgeous incarnations of this pattern have been popping up on my radar for years - here, here, here and here - the last one even uses leather rescued from one of my old...
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The Made Up Initiative
I'm very excited to help spread the word about the Made Up initiative, the brainchild of Karen at Did You Make That? The initiative - which launches today - is in support of the National Literacy...
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How much of your handmade wardrobe do you actually wear?
Somebody recently described the size of my handmade wardrobe as vast. This came as a bit of a shock to me, as I consider my wardrobe to be pretty minuscule, especially compared to some of my non-sewing...
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Progress on the Made Up vintage blouse
The Made Up initiative seems to be going from strength to strength. The good news is that at the time of writing, the total has just skipped past the £2,000 mark, which is almost double the initial...
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I'm on Instagram!
Yes, I've taken another plodding step into the 21st century and opened an Instagram account! As you know, I'm pretty useless when it comes to social media (I still haven't quite got the hang of...
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Finished: Made Up Vintage Blouse
Yay!!! All done and finished and I have to say it is a massive relief. That's the last time I'll take on a sewing challenge during the school holidays! I can't seem to concentrate properly when I only...
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Autumn sewing list: semi-posh tops and cocktail dresses
The weather in the UK is pretty chilly at the moment and it definitely feels like autumn is on its way. All the lightweight tops and sundresses will be packed away in the not too distant future, which...
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Tooth Fairy Cushion Tutorial
Have you seen the September issue of Love Sewing? If you have, you may have noticed a rather splendid looking tutorial for a Tooth Fairy Cushion - by ME!!! I'm so excited to see my work featured in...
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My weekend in sewing
And what a fab weekend it was! On Friday I went along to the Handmade Fair at Hampton Court - this is on my side of London, so an easy one for me to get to. I was delighted to hook up with Jenny from...
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British Sewing Awards 2015 - vote for me!
Exciting news alert….Handmade Jane has been nominated in the Best Sewing Blog category of the British Sewing Awards 2015!! Whaaaaaat??!! Yes, I couldn't believe it either! I'm absolutely floored by the...
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Girl Charlee ginghams
I'm sure you're aware by now that Girl Charlee recently set up a UK branch and have been spreading the word about their awesome knit fabrics throughout the land. They contacted me a while back to see...
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Handmade Jane is five!
Well I never! My blog is five years old this week! Time certainly flies when you're having fun.I thought I'd brighten your day by posting a photo of me when I was five years old...Ha! Pretty scary eh?!...
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Girl Charlee discount code and giveaway winner
Thank you very much to everybody who entered my Girl Charlee fabric giveaway. The winner is….The Quirky Kiwi, who gets to choose 2m of the fabric of her choice!!!! Yay, congratulations!!! Please...
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Trousers from the block
Behold - my first pair of trousers using my trouser block! I made the pattern during a one day trouser fitting course at Ray Stitch last month, but it's taken me a while to get round to making the...
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