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Sewing my first coat – the Closet Case patterns Kelly Anorak

29th October 2018 By Lorna 14 Comments

Having seen some awesome pictures of the Closet Case patterns kelly anorak online and realised the immense love for it amongst the sewing community, it was only a matter of time before I had a go at making it. Making a coat seems such a big undertaking though, I was really quite nervous about it! […]

Filed Under: Finished garments 2018, Jackets, Uncategorized

How to feel great in what you wear evening

29th June 2018 By Lorna 1 Comment

Whilst we are still enjoying this beautiful hot weather here in the UK, I am reflecting back on a fabulous sunny evening we had 2 weeks ago when myself and Nicky Jones of Look Chic image consultancy held an evening event at Elderberry Blacks Cafe in Knowle. The cafe was the perfect venue for our […]

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A men’s wardrobe staple – the Thread Theory Finlayson sweater

3rd March 2018 By Lorna 4 Comments

My Husband has been dropping hints to me for some time about sewing him something. Actually, all he has wanted for a while is for a ripped shirt sleeve to be repaired. Aaaah! That still is in the ‘To-do’ pile and may be for some time!! It just doesn’t appeal to me like brand new […]

Filed Under: Finished garments 2018

Keep in touch!

28th January 2018 By Lorna Leave a Comment

  This isn’t a traditional blog post from me today, although there is plenty of blogging that I could be doing on various makes that I have sewed over the last couple of months! What with the busy Christmas period and being really busy with my workshops, my blog posts have been a little lacking […]

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How to take accurate body measurements

5th January 2018 By Lorna Leave a Comment

The first step when you are planning to sew a garment for yourself (or someone else) is to take accurate body measurements. Without these essential measurements it is impossible to establish what size pattern to select and therefore ultimately achieve a great fit. You cannot assume that you will be the same size as what […]

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Simple Sew Shannon nautical jersey dress hack

31st August 2017 By Lorna 2 Comments

I love my jersey clothes soooo much – they are so much more comfortable than woven fabrics (which definitely have their role to play too in my wardrobe nevertheless!). For the Summer I had visions of a jersey maxi dress that would be easy to throw on, cool in the heat and really comfy to […]

Filed Under: Dresses, Finished garments 2017

By Hand London Anna Dress

2nd August 2017 By Lorna 2 Comments

Last year for my birthday I was given 2 metres of beautiful fabric by my best buddy (she knows me well!!) and it has taken me until now to find the right pattern for it. I had a few contenders but finally settled upon the By Hand London Anna dress. I had seen some beautiful […]

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Upcoming All About The Sew workshops

28th June 2017 By Lorna Leave a Comment

I have seriously neglected my blog recently – I’ve been so busy with planning and delivering workshops that I have had very little time to sew for myself let along then blog about it!! The primary focus of the blog has always been to review things that I have made for myself – an opportunity […]

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Grainline Studio Morris Blazer

30th March 2017 By Lorna Leave a Comment

The Grainline Studio Morris Blazer has been on my wish list to sew for a while. It also happened to be a work-in-progress project for quite a while too! And when I eventually finished it, it took me a long time to find the time to take some photos of it and blog about it. I mean […]

Filed Under: Finished garments 2016, Jackets

Sewing with sequins – a very sparkly Christmas!

4th January 2017 By Lorna 4 Comments

‘Twas the season to be sparkly… Now that the Christmas deccies have come down and stored away for another year, I thought I would look back at some of my Christmas makes – most of which involved SEQUINS- making not only the outfits very sparkly but actually most of our house! Cut sequins go EVERYWHERE!! My first experience […]

Filed Under: Dresses, Finished garments 2016, Tops

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Hi I’m Lorna – the founder of All About The Sew – sewing workshops in Solihull. Read more about me.

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