Friday Pattern Company Heather Blazer: DIY Oversized Blazers in Wool Suiting and Linen Blend

July 1, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Hey Everyone, A couple of months back I made the Heather Blazer by Friday Pattern Company in wool suiting (that’s the brown blazer in these pictures). I wanted an oversized “dad blazer” and this pattern seemed to tick all the boxes. However, when I had finished making that first version, something felt off. It was, […]

Simplicity 9326 modified: DIY Floral Square Neck Midi Dress

June 25, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hey Everyone, Here’s some fitting/ pattern modification notes on Simplicity 9326 that I recently made. The main thing to note is that I added sleeves to this sleeveless bodice and changed up the skirt. Details below. The fabric is a floral viscose jacquard from Selvedge and Bolts. Fitting Notes I cut a size 18 for […]

Closet Core Elodie Wrap Dress: DIY Wrap Dress with Dolman Style Sleeves

April 6, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi Everyone, Today’s post features gifted items. Both the fabric and pattern were gifted to me by Sew Essential. If you haven’t come across Sew Essential please do check them out. They are a UK based company that sells not just sewing patterns and fabric, but also a wide range of haberdashery products as well […]

McCalls 8008: DIY Viscose Lawn Printed Blouse

March 18, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hey Everyone, I’m back sharing a blouse I made using McCalls 8008. This is a bit of a sleeper pattern: it comes with a pattern for overalls/ dungarees/ rompers, but I haven’t seen that many versions of either in the sewing community. I made the blouse and I really like it. But then it’s got […]

Butterick 6385: DIY Midi Khaki Quilted Coat

March 13, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hi Readers, In an attempt to get up to date with blogging, here goes trying to write and post a blog post from my phone for the first time! (I’m using the WordPress app for anyone interested). I’ve made this pattern once before (see here), and check below for my modifications to this version. The […]

McCalls 8034 #CoraMcCalls: DIY Red Jacquard Square Neck Fitted Dress

January 26, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi Everyone, It was Kezia’s 13th birthday this week and after ordering a dress from Zara which just didn’t fit like she wanted it to, I offered to make her one. I made McCalls 8034 (#CoraMcCalls) in a beautiful red jacquard (ex. River Island) from Rainbow Fabrics. The colour is stunning and it washed, pressed […]

Tilly and the Buttons Lyra Dress: DIY Animal Print Tiered Midi Shirtdress

November 5, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi All, Today I am sharing my version of the Lyra dress by Tilly and the Buttons. This pattern was gifted to me by Tilly and the Buttons with no obligation to share; all opinions are my own. For this version I knew I wanted to use this fabric from my stash. It is a […]

By Hand London Hannah Dress for Simply Sewing Magazine

October 20, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Hey Everyone, I almost forgot to mention that I am in this months Simply Sewing Magazine (Issue 87), with my review of the By Hand London Hannah dress, made in this Atelier Brunette Dobby viscose (chestnut colourway). Still plenty of time for you to go grab a copy if you would like to check it […]

Butterick 5795: DIY Animal Print Wrap Front Swimsuit

August 22, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hey Everyone, Today I am sharing the swimsuit I wish I had made before we went on holiday, but didn’t. I figured I should make the swimsuit anyway once we were back, because having a great fitting swimsuit to hand is always a good thing. This was made using Butterick 5795, and this is the […]

McCalls 7948: DIY Border Print Cotton Tiered Trapeze Dress

August 17, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi Everyone, I made another version of McCalls 7948, this time in a very light weight cotton border print that I have had in my stash for a few years. You can see my first version here and read about the adjustments I made to the pattern for that first version. I made this version […]