This summer dress is all about the sleeves. With its billowing dramatic sleeves and gathered “smocked” bodice, it is reminiscent of historical attire. Whether that be Renaissance or Regency in origin, I am not too sure. According to Mood fabrics, the shape of the sleeve most closely resembles that of a ‘Poet sleeve‘ (see theContinue reading “Puff sleeve shirred dress”
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Best face mask sewing pattern (for me)
No gaps, comfy, breathable… I’m going to be honest this is actually only the second sewing pattern I tried. But it was so good there was no need to look any further! I made one sample and then made 12 in a weekend! Here you can download the pattern, from Japanese Sewing Books, in loadsContinue reading “Best face mask sewing pattern (for me)”
Ultimate Sports Bra Free Pattern Review
Pattern details It’s free from So Sew Easy available here: I love the diagonal front design details and there is also a curved seam between the racer back and back body which are a bit hard to see in the black fabric (same with mine) but could easily be accented with some contrasting fabrics. I’veContinue reading “Ultimate Sports Bra Free Pattern Review”
City Gym Shorts Hack and Pattern Review
I took the free pattern for cotton bias bound ‘City Gym Shorts’ by Purl Soho & hacked it back to its roots to make some classic lycra gym shorts. Of course this pattern is FREE and is available here: The construction is super simple and I love the overlapped side details which are highlighted byContinue reading “City Gym Shorts Hack and Pattern Review”
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Tea Dress/Nola Dress Review
My main lockdown make was the… Nola tea dress by Sew Mag. To cut to the chase the free pattern and instructions can be found here: One line take – gorgeous sleeves skirt and overall shape, however mine didn’t fit well around the shoulders. The long story… This year was spent at uni without aContinue reading “Tea Dress/Nola Dress Review”
Playsuit Free Pattern Review
Heyo, today I’m gonna write about what I’m wearing today, a Peppermint/In The Folds Playsuit fresh off the sewing machine! Since coming across the library of free patterns a few years ago, that Peppermint Magazine have, I’ve been keen to try some of them. The style with the In The Folds collab patterns consists ofContinue reading “Playsuit Free Pattern Review”
Graphic Sweatshirt Tutorial
Right now, most of us are living almost exclusively at home. Cue hours sewing & comfy clothes. Time to make yourself a graphic sweatshirt. Make a simple loop-back jersey pullover embellished with some famous (or your own) artwork. Here is how to make it completely from scratch, sweatshirt an’ all with a pile of fabric,Continue reading “Graphic Sweatshirt Tutorial”
Self drafted leggings
Double brushed poly spandex, DBP, is my favourite fabric at the moment. It is stretchy, washes well and oh so soft. It is literally strokeable. I managed to snag a couple of metres of navy from Girl Charlee UK during their 50% off sale before Christmas. Unfortunately this online store has now closed but DBPContinue reading “Self drafted leggings”
Long Cardigan ‘Flexigan’ tutorial
Introducing the Flexigan… This is a long cardi with big pockets and a nod towards the shawl collar. As the name suggests, it’s flexible. It can be knotted at the front, wrapped over and tied with a belt to create a dress and folded up to be like a shawl! Perfect for layering on aContinue reading “Long Cardigan ‘Flexigan’ tutorial”
Sewing La La top – free sew-along part 2
We have the pieces cut (find tutorial here) and now it’s time to sew them together. I’ve put together another infographic. It may look a tad overwhelming at first sight, but I’ve tried to be very thorough and give a diagram for each step. Any questions? Say hello in the comments and I’ll try myContinue reading “Sewing La La top – free sew-along part 2”
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