Back in 2015, I made a coat for Phil using Thread Theory’s Goldstream Peacoat pattern. That coat has been fantastic (and I would highly recommend the pattern), but after five years of continual wear it had started to look a little tired lately. Phil began asking for a replacement around a year ago, and I […]
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I’ve published my first vlog of 2020, which is a look back at my favourite sewing patterns released in 2019. You can watch the vlog below or via my YouTube channel. If you fancy revisiting some great previous pattern releases, see also my favourite patterns in 2018 and 2017. Patterns mentioned: Charm Patterns – Princess Coat
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Pattern: Georgie Dress (free) by Alice & Co Patterns Time taken (excluding cutting out): 20 hours (including lots of alterations) Fabric: Masson Mills cotton When Alice & Co Patterns announced they would be releasing a free pattern based on Mary Quant’s Georgie Dress, to coincide with the recent Mary Quant exhibition at the Victoria &
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Now that it’s November I’m sharing my recommendations for present making. You can see the full list of pattern suggestions on my vlog, and the full list with links is also copied below. I’ve included lots of free patterns, plus some paid-for patterns which make ideal gifts. I’ve focused on sewing patterns, but have also
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I’m finally blogging my Deer and Doe Myosotis Dress which I made back in April, ready to wear for the Paris Sewcial / Paris Coud meet-up. I loved the Myosotis pattern when it was released, but it was when I saw the fabric that the idea of this dress got lodged in my brain and
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I love Ana of CocoWawa Crafts‘ patterns – especially the Honeycomb – and I own quite a few of them, but I hadn’t gotten around to sewing any of them until this summer. When Ana released the Raspberry Jumpsuit I decided it was time to put that right, and to have a go at sewing
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Pattern: Opian Pilatus Time taken (excluding cutting out): 6 hours Fabric: Liberty ‘Santa Monica Brighton Swim Regenerated Nylon’ August and September have been a busy couple of months for me with a week’s weaving course, The Sewing Weekender, jeans making and ply split braiding workshops, and a holiday to Croatia. Today I’m finally having a
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Just a quick blog post today to share a pair of trousers which I made (and photographed) almost exactly one year ago, but never did share on the blog. These are Simplicity 8605, which were part of Simplicity’s 2018 Spring collection, made in a super soft chambray fabric from Guthrie & Ghani. They’re paired here
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I’ve been getting lots of time for sewing recently, which means I have been trying patterns quite soon after their release rather than a year or so later, as is my usual habit. That includes having sewn two Deer and Doe Sirocco Jumpsuits since the release of the pattern in April. The jumpsuit pictured is
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McCall’s M7154 1930s reproduction dress pattern is one of the most involved sewing projects I’ve completed. I sewed the dress back in 2017 to wear to my brother’s wedding. You can read the original blog post here. I hadn’t worn the dress since the wedding as the long train at the back makes it impractical for
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