It’s all about the dress
This edition of the sewing update is all about the dresses. First up, the Spring Dress which is a pattern I got free with Simply Sewing magazine, Issue 80 and you can buy a PDF […]
Tag: handmade
Sewing update – Top edition
This time it’s all about the tops. I have made three tops from two patterns. First up, the Cuff top by The Assembly line. This is a really easy pattern which you could make easier […]
Me made wardrobe update
It’s been a while since I did a sewing update and there have been a few things added to my wardrobe over the past couple of months. First up, another long bright coloured skirt. No […]
60’s vintage vibe
I recently borrowed a copy of North and South magazine from a work colleague and there was a great article in there about Diane Ludwig and her love of vintage fashion. She rescues vintage pieces […]
Me Made wardrobe update
As promised in my last wardrobe post, we had another coat making day with 4 coats made. I made the short version of the Nova Coat in a purple pinstripe Japanese wool that I purchased […]
Hand knitted socks
4 years ago I decided that I was going to knit myself a pair of socks. Fast forward 3 years to Lockdown 1.0 and the half a sock that was languishing in my WIP pile […]
Nova Coat sew-a-long
Very fittingly on the first day of Me Made May, I met up with three friends for a Nova Coat sew-a-long. Myself, A and J were making coats and M was there to give us […]
Me Made Wardrobe Part 2
I have been very busy in the sewing room of late, rustling up all sorts of goodies. Lets take a look shall we? First up we have a pull on pocketed dress made using some […]
Christmas gifts / Crochet / Handmade / Knitting / Lockdown Covid 19 / recycling / Sewing
Christmas Crafting
Now that Christmas is done and dusted for another year, I thought I would share with you some of the gifts I made. Most of these were made while we were under lockdown in April/May […]
Me made wardrobe
As well as adding to my wardrobe with thrifted items last year, I also did some sewing and knitting to give it a boost as well. I had a bit of time under our first […]