Category Archives: Sewing
Me-Made-May’14 Week 2
Day 5 – Keyhole tunic in pink viscose with black bows & polka dots. Changed the neckline since I made it, still not 100% happy with it. Day 7 – Green Hemlock tee (again) & very very old green baggy … Continue reading
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Hollywood Sew-along – The Notebook Part 3
It’s time to unveil my garment for The Hollywood Sew-along – The Notebook………. a Playsuit!!! Well a playsuit of sorts anyway. Let’s see, where to start, you can read about my inspiration & the other information about the sew-along here. … Continue reading
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Me-Made-May’14 Week 1
Well this will be a short update, I didn’t take a pic today, I’ve been just been lazing around the house in boring, but comfy RTW. To start Me-Made-May’14 I pulled out an old fave, my paisley jersey tunic. It’s … Continue reading
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Bad Start to Me-Made-May’14
My sewing machine broke & my overlock has “issues” :( Wednesday morning when I was using my overlock is started squeaking while I was sewing & one of the threads kept jumping out of place. So I gave it a … Continue reading
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Me-Made-May’14 – My Pledge
This is my first time participating! But I have been following Me-Made for the last couple of years, I thought about joining before, but something always got in the way. This year I’ve been trying to challenge myself to do … Continue reading
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Hollywood Sew-along – The Notebook Part 1 & 2
I’m a few days late posting this, but better late than never. Freya organised a Hollywood Sew-along for the film The Notebook, if you haven’t seen it before, you must! I love this film & have seen it many, many … Continue reading
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My First Afternoon Blouse
Jen of Jennifer Lauren Vintage has released her own pattern, The Afternoon Blouse. Based on an original 50’s blouse, Jen calls it a retro-vival pattern, it’s a pretty quick sew, with cool details, but still has a simplicity to it. … Continue reading
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Leggings Pattern Failure
This morning I had to chuck two more pairs of RTW leggings. They are not made for crawling around on the floor chasing a 11 month old it seems, lovely big holes on the knees. I’m running out of bottoms … Continue reading
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It only took 3 months to complete my Anna Dress
Yesterday night I finally finished my Anna Dress & it has not been an easy road I can tell you! I started it just after By Hand London’s sewalong, with the idea that this would be a wearable muslin. Now … Continue reading
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Green Rose Undercover Hood
Last summer I bought Papercut Patterns undercover hood pattern & around Christmas I squeezed in a bit of sewing time & whipped this together. I don’t remember when I bought this fabric, it was quite a long time ago & … Continue reading
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