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 […]
A men’s wardrobe staple – the Thread Theory Finlayson sweater
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 […]
Keep in touch!
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 […]
How to take accurate body measurements
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 […]
Simple Sew Shannon nautical jersey dress hack
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 […]
By Hand London Anna Dress
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 […]
Upcoming All About The Sew workshops
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 […]
Grainline Studio Morris Blazer
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 […]
Sewing with sequins – a very sparkly Christmas!
‘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 […]
Tilly and the Buttons Coco Dress
Well it’s been a while since I posted on the blog – the last several weeks have been rather busy since I launched the business at the end of September. It has been busy which is fantastic but the opportunities to do some selfish sewing have been few and far between! I managed to finish […]