To say that my mind has been blown by attending the Bodice fitting masterclass with Elisalex of By Hand London pattern company is an understatement! Last weekend I spent 2 days with a fabulous group of people, in a fabulous location, with an even more fabulous teacher and I couldn’t be buzzing more! The course […]
My top 10 tips for buying a sewing machine
My first sewing machine was given to me by my Mum. I say given, but initially I think it was a case of ‘borrowing it to try, and see how you get on…’. I then got on quite well and it became mine!! It’s a Singer machine and I still get it out now and […]
Make do and mend – How to repair a tear in fabric using fusible interfacing and a sewing machine
Imagine my distress when I realised that one of my handmade garments had a big tear in the fabric underneath the arms! My beloved Tilly and the Buttons Stevie dress! This was not just a small tear but quite a large one, extending across the underarm seam and would definitely get worse unless I fixed […]
My tropical Nina Lee Camden skirt – a real test of pattern matching
When this pattern was recently released by Nina Lee and the pattern tester’s versions were popping up in my Instagram feed, I immediately fell in love with the design and it jumped right to the top of my sewing list!! I love, love, love the pinafore but decided to play it safe and make the […]
Discovering the joy of sewing through All About The Sew sewing workshops – Katie and Nicola’s stories
Meet Katie and Nicola. Katie and Nicola both attended my very first 6 week beginners sewing and dressmaking course in September 2018. It is safe to say that through attending the course they have both fallen completely head over heels in love with sewing!! I caught up with Katie and Nicola recently to have a […]
A look back at 2018
I have been looking back at 2018 and what a great year it has been for All About The Sew! It’s only really when you stop and reflect on what you have achieved that you realised how much you have packed in! Looking back at the stats:I have held 53 workshops with 223 workshop places filled!!! Those places have […]
Sewing my first coat – the Closet Case patterns Kelly Anorak
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! […]
How to feel great in what you wear evening
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]