Before Tilly’s new book Stretch was released I decided that I wasn’t going to buy it, because: I have an addiction to buying sewing books, and I’m trying to reduce my purchasing frequency, since I rarely sew from them; I’m trying to mainly sew from stash since listing my existing fabric on the Cora app […]
I’ve had a lovely quiet weekend at home, which included making this dress. This is the Asymmetric Gather Dress from the Maker’s Atelier, which was one of my favourite pattern releases of 2017. Phil was out for dinner with friends on Saturday, so I had an afternoon to myself to sew. Despite inevitably getting distracted
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This is the Seamwork Neenah Dress one of my #makenine projects, made with a stash fabric of forgotten origin (thanks to the Cora App I won’t be forgetting where I bought fabric in future). Although I can’t remember where I bought this fabric, I do know I bought it with the intention of making Neenah
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I mentioned in my #2018makenine plans that I intended to make a Megan Nielsen Karri Dress out of woven remnants I purchased from Malhia Kent in Paris. I didn’t have a specific plan in mind when I purchased the remnants (I basically bought all of the loudest patterns and colours), so when I came to cut-out my
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I’ve finally gotten around to publishing a short vlog of my visit to the Great British Sewing Bee Live, at the Excel Centre London back in September (better very late than never!) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMWfgme7SfU&w=560&h=315] I really enjoyed the show, and will definitely attend again in 2018. There were a number of companies exhibiting who
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Last Summer, I attended a brioche class with Renée Callahan of East London Knit at Yarningham, a Birmingham-based yarn festival. After the class, before I could forget everything I had learned about brioche knitting, I started this Brioche Twister Scarf, a free pattern for signing up to Renee’s newsletter. Satisfyingly this pattern only requires two skeins of
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Over the Christmas holiday, I spent a day or two listing my fabric stash in the Cora app. My intention was to have an easy way to check the fabric I already own before assuming I need to buy new fabric for a project, and to have a way to record where and when I buy
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I have 5 pairs of tickets for The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show at Olympia London on 01-04 March 2018 to give away. These can be used on any day except Saturday 03 March. To enter, leave a comment below, or on the related post on my Instagram account by midnight on Friday 12 January. I’m going to be
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Before these pictures no longer look seasonal, here is my Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket, photographed during the brief period of snowy weather we had here in Birmingham in December. I’ve been planning to make a Tamarack Jacket for some time, but was waiting to find a pre-quilted fabric, which I haven’t seen on sale very
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Happy New Year Everyone! I’ve been sorting my pattern and fabric collections, and making sewing plans for 2018. While sorting patterns, I started thinking about my favourite sewing pattern releases of 2017, and I thought it might be fun to share my personal favourites list. I’ve only sewn two of these so far, but I
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