• Dressmaking, Interiors, Crafts •
I definitely don't think I was the only one to impatiently await the release of Rifle Paper Co's first fabric collaboration with Cotton and Steel: Les Fleurs. I don't often branch out from Liberty but this collection has inspired most of my AW sewing this year. My First project was Tilly and the Buttons' Martha dress…
I'm normally an advocate for 'more is more' at Christmas but this year I decided to go a little subtler, concentrating mainly on white and green with hints of silver and pewter. I like that the lights and eucalyptus give a Christmassy feel without being overbearing. I also decided to add some eucalyptus into my…
There are so many things I love about my flat, but as every renter knows, kitchen makeovers aren't really possible, so I have been living vicariously through my Mum and helping her to design her new kitchen. Here's the finished product and some top picks to create the look. I think the result is really…
I recently took my Mum to a flower arranging lesson by Bloom and Wild at Hobbs in Covent Garden. Ironically, it was the day before Mother's Day and I had bought my Mum a flower arranging lesson for the following week. Even more coincidentally, I had also bought her the same Bloom and Wild bouquet…
After my William Morris version I thought a Liberty version of this Sew Over It Betty and Christine Haynes Emery hybrid was in order. I went to Shaukat in Kensington and after much deliberation chose this probably slightly too autumnal Liberty print, Lauren's Leaf. I used a teal coloured concealed zip as I thought it…
Last week I attended a screen printing workshop run by Thornback and Peel at the Sofa.com HQ and it was THE BEST! We started by printing cards then moved on to napkins and finally cushion covers, all the while being fed cake and coffee (I waited to have a coffee after I had printed in…
My friend Sarah recently had a little boy called Alfie and when I heard he was due, I knew I had to make something with Liberty's Queue for the Zoo print that I have had in my stash for so long. I decided on these oh so cute baby dungarees from Puperita on Etsy. Puperita has…
I have made a few Emery dresses and Betty dresses so far but generally have stuck to Emerys in the Winter and Bettys in the Summer. I do love an Emery but for this fabric I wanted a more swooshy skirt and so used the Betty bodice and skirt with the Emery sleeves. I think…
I was quite late on the Emery dress bandwagon but once I caught up, I wanted to make infinite Emerys a la A Million Dresses. You can see how versatile this pattern is from that one Instagram feed! The pattern can be made with a Peter Pan collar, with or without sleeves - long or…
I'm just getting started on my Christmas crafting with some stockings, sacks and drawstring pouches. Here's a selection of photos and a brief tutorial of my Liberty print drawstring pouches. For the drawstring pouches, I used medium weight hessian and cut two pieces the same (or you can cut one long piece double the length…
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